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Broken Brains with Bruce ParkmanHow a High School Soccer Game Changed a Life: Jami Uretsky’s Concussion JourneySend us a textIn this heartfelt episode of Broken Brains with Bruce Parkman, host Bruce Parkman is joined by Jami Uretsky, a dedicated advocate for concussion awareness and education. Jami opens up about her personal journey as a mother navigating the aftermath of her daughter’s life-altering concussion sustained during a high school soccer game. The conversation dives deep into the complexities of concussion treatment, the gaps in parental and athlete education, and the challenges within the medical community when it comes to addressing brain health. Jami highlights the critical ne...
2025-01-1338 min
The Post Concussion Podcast - Life After A Brain Injury56. The Concussion Mom with Jami Uretsky - Mental Health, New Normal, & FamilyPost-concussion syndrome and traumatic brain injuries impact so many more people than just the sufferer. Talking to us today about how she handled the concussion of her 15-year old daughter, is post-concussion advocate Jami Uretsky. Tune in to hear how Jami handled the accident, where she found the inspiration to start blogging, and her realization that this was not going to be a typical injury. We learn about the types of treatment that Jami took her daughter for, and why she feels functional neurology is the key. We discuss how the standard school environment can be overwhelming...
2022-02-1027 min
Healing Ground MovementDoes Your Child Have a Concussion? Here’s What to Do with Guest Jami UretskyJami Uretsky is a Concussion Advocate and has been in this field of work for the last ten years. After a terrible soccer accident, Jami’s 15-year-old daughter’s life was forever changed by a concussion. Jami found herself being a caregiver once again and saw her daughter miss out on some of the fundamental teenage years all of her peers were going through. In this episode, Jami shares what she wished she had learned sooner about this journey, some of the strategies – like functional neurology – that helped her daughter get better, and how she helped her competitive daughter refocus...
2021-11-2259 min
Hey Alexa The PodcastWith Love, Alexa - Episode 19Welcome back to another episode of With Love, Alexa. Today she is joined by Jami Stelman Uretsky, a certified Brain Fitness Coach and the voice behind the blog Concussion Mom and podcast Concussion Matters.
2020-01-1023 minHey Alexa The PodcastWith Love, Alexa - Episode 19Welcome back to another episode of With Love, Alexa. Today she is joined by Jami Stelman Uretsky, a certified Brain Fitness Coach and the voice behind the blog Concussion Mom and podcast Concussion Matters.
2020-01-1023 min
Concussion MattersTBI, Loss, Finding Hope and Helping Others Do the SameAimee was in an auto accident, in 2001, nearly losing her life. She sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI)and lost her husband in that accident, only a short time after they were married. Aimee has personal experience with grief and loss. She has since remarried and has learned much from her ordeals. Her specific areas of expertise include grief, death and dying, trauma recovery, traumatic brain injury, faith transition, and self-esteem. Areas of special interest include working with sexual abuse survivors, pre-marital and marital counseling. She is a certified Rape Trauma Advocate. Aimee also enjoys working with teens entering the...
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2019-11-151h 24
Concussion MattersNeuroscience and Brain HealthLearn all about the brain and how to keep it healthy through lifestyle and nutrition
2019-10-111h 57Concussion MattersExploring ADHD, Sleep Disorders, Anxiety and TinnitusJoin Dr. Robert Baric of mybraindr.com as we explore ADHD, Sleep Disorders, Anxiety and Tinnitus. What causes these brain disorders, and what can be done about them?
2019-08-091h 27Concussion MattersAchieving your Best Brain Possible with survivor and coach Debbie HamptonOur brains are neuroplastic, meaning that their structure and function are literally, physically shaped by that which we do repeatedly in our lives – behaviors, emotions, and even thoughts. This works both for you and against you. We have much more power to recover from a brain injury, improve our brain’s functioning, recover from depression, and create our own happiness and reality with the gray matter between our ears than ever thought possible. Neuroplasticity is the super power we all are born with and possess until the day we die. On my blog and website, I share information about the tool...
2019-07-121h 23
Concussion MattersWhat is the Neuromat and how can it fire up the neurons in our brains?The neuromat ® is a colorful, fun and easy way to facilitate walking in a figure 8 pattern. It offers parents, teachers, and therapists a multi-sensory approach to teaching virtually any person at any age how to walk (forward/backward), crawl, hop, skip or jump in a simple figure 8 pattern.The motor movement of walking in a figure 8 pattern is based on years of research. This strategic method encourages the brain to integrate many functional skills at the same time, thus increasing its ability to multi-task. When the brain is able to process sensory information and turn those messages into appropriate motor acti...
2019-06-141h 20
Concussion MattersThe Aexos Halo compression shirt and how it reduces whiplash during a hitAEXOS is proud to announce the launch of HALO™– a compression shirt designed to perform like equipment by reducing whiplash of the head and neck during impacts in contact sports. The advanced base layer provides postural support that works with the natural movements of an athlete, without affecting range of motion or mobility. HALO™ incorporates smart materials that are engineered to respond during impact. The core technology behind HALO allows the shirt’s collar to stiffen during a whiplash event, improving neck stability and reducing causal factors of whiplash injury and concussion.
2019-05-101h 23Concussion MattersExploring Migraines with Dr. Adam HarcourtThe Imagine X Migraine Program is one of the best and most cutting-edge migraine programs in the entire world. Dr. Adam Harcourt has developed a custom program based on the latest research (some of which is his own), his years of experience seeing migraine patients, and his passion for finding the root cause of migraines and correcting it.
2019-04-121h 22Concussion MattersBrain Injury Month with Nicole Godaire of the Brain Injury Association of MAA private, nonprofit organization, BIA-MA provides Support & Resources to brain injury survivors and their families; Prevention Programs to educate the public on the impact of brain injuries; Education & Training for brain injury survivors, caregivers and professionals; and Legislative Advocacy for improved community services and safety laws (seat belts, helmets). BIA-MA annually provides support, information and resources to approximately 14,000 survivors, families and medical professionals. BIA-MA sponsors more than 50 support groups throughout Massachusetts which provides a forum for sharing information about brain injury and an opportunity to meet others who share similar experiences and concerns. It also organizes a variety of educational, recreati...
2019-03-151h 15Concussion MattersRaising awareness and educating all over the world with Stop ConcussionsThe StopConcussions Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that has four main pillars: Prevention, Education, Management and Research. StopConcussions was designed to educate players, administrators, physicians, coaches and officials on the cause, effects and consequences of concussions and neurotrama injuries, not only in hockey but all sports. Increased awareness and prevention instruction is a must, and through the information, resources, and services provided through our site, our goal is that the individuals that visit our page leave more knowledgeable, and as ultimately safer individuals in their respective sports. With StopConcussion affiliates located in the USA, as well as Germany we are...
2019-02-151h 40
Concussion MattersA conversation about TBI, Loss, Finding Hope and Helping Others to do the SameAimee was in an auto accident, in 2001, nearly losing her life. She sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI)and lost her husband in that accident, only a short time after they were married. Aimee has personal experience with grief and loss. She has since remarried and has learned much from her ordeals. Her specific areas of expertise include grief, death and dying, trauma recovery, traumatic brain injury, faith transition, and self-esteem. Areas of special interest include working with sexual abuse survivors, pre-marital and marital counseling. She is a certified Rape Trauma Advocate. Aimee also enjoys working with teens entering the...
2018-12-141h 28Concussion MattersThe effects of concussion on familyThis evening's guest is Lyn Simser-O'Callaghan, Lyn comes from a small town, tight-knit family. She played competetive sports until the age of 21 and taught middle school for 23 years. While teaching, she also ran 2 family businesses. She is the mom to 2 children, and foster mom to two girls as well. Lyn volunteered for Little League for 9 years as Secretary and Director of Fundraising. She also managed her son’s hockey team as well as his double A baseball teams. Lyn has traveled extensively throughout Canada, the US and the Caribbean. She is joining me to discuss how her son's concussions have affected...
2018-11-091h 34Concussion MattersMaking youth sports safer with the non-profit Helmets to HealHelmets to Heal will help lead your program to a safer future, while creating and tracking real time data. Through their 3-step process, parents will be educated, and be able to mitigate, as well as empowered, to help their program for the following year. The goal is to share the program's success in every community and develop a marketing platform that helps increase each program's participation rates for years to come. The mission is simply to help youth sports programs.
2018-10-121h 30
Concussion MattersHow Cognitive FX revolutionizes the way we treat individuals with Brain InjuryAll of a sudden, anyone who is connected to a Brain Injury, their life becomes a little MoCrazy. A Brain Injury does shut some doors, but it also opens doors. This show will be talking to survivors, caregivers, therapists, anyone immediately involved with a Brain Injury to learn different ways to overcome this struggle and walk through new doors. Every single person who had a Brain Injury has new doors opened for them, take a leap of faith and walk through those doors. On September 23rd I will be interviewing Anna, the Marketing Director at Cognitive FX. Cognitive FX is a...
2018-09-241h 10
Concussion MattersConcussion Mitigation Technologies and the SmartCapConcussion Mitigation Technologies, LLC, was founded in 2011 and is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The company was founded on the premise that higher technology is readily available to protect the brain in endeavors such as athletics and the military. Concussion Mitigation Technology’s, LLC featured product is the Smart Cap®. This cap, weighing less than 4 ounces, goes on the head before a helmet is placed on the wearers head. It contains impact and bio sensors that are transmitted wirelessly to a smart phone or other personal electronic devices. The Smart Cap® can be worn by any athlete or military personnel with any...
2018-09-141h 19Concussion MattersThe neuroscience and health of your brainJoining me is Dr. Kristen Willeumier. Dr. Willeumier is a neuroscientist with knowledge on how the brain is affected by health, nutrition and the impact of concussions. Dr. Willeumier served as the Director of Research for the Amen Clinics from 2009-2016 to help advance the research mission of exploring how brain SPECT imaging can transform clinical practice. She has authored or co-authored 52 scientific manuscripts in peer reviewed journals. Areas of published research include traumatic brain injury, posttraumatic stress disorder, attention deficit disorder, autism, biomarkers of suicide, obesity, gender differences in brain function, clinical outcomes, and brain rehabilitation. Together with Dr. A...
2018-08-101h 18
Z Z Archive 2019-2018Shannon Hilbert in for Concussion Mom Jami Uretsky who is Currently Flu MoM :(Due to regular host on the 2nd Thursday, Jami Uretsky - Concussion Mom .. Suffering a bad case of the Flu .. Shannon Hilbert will be pinch hitting & the scheduled show will air at a later time. Get well soon Jami!
2018-02-092h 10
Z Z Archive 2017Concussion Matters with Jami UretskyLiving with Post Concussion Syndrome on Concussion Matters with Jami Uretsky Thursday night, August 10th , 10pm EST – Hear what it’s like to live with Post Concussion Syndrome with 6 year survivor Madeline Uretsky. After spending almost a year bedridden in a dark room, Madeline emerged as an avid concussion/post concussion activist. Learn about different therapies, strategies and how life has changed for this concussion sufferer. Tune in and hear what has worked, and not worked, for her, as well as the brain research that she is doing. Concussion Matters is a show about all things concussion related. We will be t...
2017-08-111h 52
A Recovery NowConcussion Mom Joins the Team on Recovery Now with Kim JustusJami Uretsky, who is known as Concussion Mom on social media, is the mom to a college aged daughter who suffered a life changing concussion in 2011. Since that time, Jami has dedicated her time to raising awareness and educating others about the importance of recognizing and managing concussion recovery. Having suffered from 2 concussions herself, it wasn’t until her daughter’s concussion and subsequent post-concussion syndrome recovery that she realized the importance of concussion management and recovery. Madeline will be a regular contributor to the new show Jami will be having on the network, the 2nd Thursday of each month, begi...
2017-06-292h 45