Faces Of Tbi

Join host Amy Zellmer as she chats with Robert Sherman of Iron Neck. Robert Sherman is co-owner of Iron Neck, a company that makes a neck training device used by high school, college and pro teams of almost every sport to reduce concussion risk associated with whiplash. While an increased amount of attention is being paid to neck strength as a critical component to concussion management, it pales in comparison to that paid to helmets and post-concussion protocols. Robert is an advocate for preventive concussion management and travels the country educating professionals on the importance of neck training and the latest research on concussions. Through his interactions with leading strength & conditioning coaches, athletic trainers, physical therapists, neurologists, athletes and concussion survivors, Robert has gained a comprehensive perspective on the issues all individuals face from concussions to chronic neck pain. Robert, along with two close friends from business school at University of Texas, met M

Join host Amy Zellmer as she chats with Darryl L. Powe Darryl Powe is a speech-language pathologist with more than 20 years of experience. He has worked in a variety of settings including acute and rehabilitation hospitals, university clinics and outpatient offices. He has also taught on the undergraduate level both on campus and developed distance learning classes in communicative disorders. He holds a MS in Communicative Disorders from UNC-Chapel Hill and a BS in Speech Pathology and Audiology from Shaw University in Raleigh, NC. He specific research interests include evidenced-based practice and interdisciplinary team building. His primary clinical interests are in treatments for Parkinson’s diseases and concussion. He holds certification in both LSVT and SPEAK OUT. HealthSouth is one of the nation’s largest providers of post-acute healthcare services, offering both facility-based and home-based post-acute services in 34 states and Puerto Rico through its network of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, ho

Join Host Amy Zellmer as she chats with Mozghan Hines.  Mozghan Hines, PT, DPT, Director of Therapy Operations at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Middletown.  Mozghan Hines graduated from Delaware Technical Community College with an associate degree in Physical therapy in 1992. She received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2007 from Neumann University in Aston, PA. Mozghan is a multi-dimensional professional with more than 23 years of success and experience in rehabilitation management and in the clinical setting, from a Physical Therapist Assistant to Director of Rehabilitation. Her experience includes pediatrics, geriatrics, home health, acute rehab, NICU, PICU, SNF, outpatient PT with an emphasis on neurological rehab. She has co-authored an article for Advance Magazine for Directors in Rehabilitation (Nov 2001, Vol. 10. NO 11) titled, “Growing Pain” as well as a section “cerebral palsy aquatics” for two books by Freeman Miller, M.D., entitled, “Therapeutic Treatments”. She has also p

Join host Amy Zellmer as she chats with jessica Heimall from Health South. Jessica Heimall, PT, DPT, C/NDT, CBIS, Physical Therapist and Brain Injury Program Co-Champion at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Toms River Jessica (Jess) began her career at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Toms River in 2013 after obtaining her clinical doctorate at Drexel University in Philadelphia. In June 2014, Jess became the physical therapy representative of the Brain Injury Program and took on the role of co-champion in February 2015. In June 2016, Jess became a certified brain injury specialist and then in March 2017, she completed her neurodevelopmental treatment certification.  HealthSouth is one of the nation’s largest providers of post-acute healthcare services, offering both facility-based and home-based post-acute services in 34 states and Puerto Rico through its network of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, home health agencies, and hospice agencies. Episode sponsored by: Minnesota Functional Neurology

Willi Bosch was an avid hockey and lacrosse player in elementary and middle school. He played for his local association as well as AAA hockey teams. On July 7, 2014 Willi fell while riding his longboard alone in Roseville. He called a friend who helped him return to his dad’s house. What unfolded from there was unthinkable. Willi was taken to United Hospital where it was discovered his brain was bleeding. He was transported to Regions Hospital where two more brain bleeds were discovered as well as two skull fractures. Willi underwent an emergency craniotomy. His parents were told his chances of surviving were slim, but Willi isn’t much of a quitter. Three weeks after his accident he woke up and continued to fight back to who he was on July 6. He worked with speech therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapists and doctors at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare to regain and strengthen everything he could. Willi was aptly named because his will is his greatest gift in his recovery.

Join host Amy Zellmer as she chats with Cheryl Green. Cheryl Green, MFA, MS integrates her training in Performance As Public Practice and Speech-Language Pathology to explore how story can be used to break down stigma and barriers. After decades of sustaining mild TBIs, in 2011 she began making films that combine personal narrative and activism to create dynamic, artistic tools to challenges misconceptions and stereotypes of disability while celebrating pride in disability experiences. A filmmaker, podcaster, blogger, and public speaker, Cheryl also provides Closed Caption and Audio Description services to make media more accessible and to encourage a disability aesthetic. She recently released a feature-length documentary, "Who Am I to Stop It?" which focuses on isolation, art, and transformation after brain injury. Instead of injury or medical details, it focuses on the psychosocial consequences of brain injury. The film shows how peers with TBI use the arts to navigate an inaccessible world and to reconn

  Ben has always chased his dreams, finding his way from a small river town in Minnesota to a Super Bowl championship field.  He has established himself as a prominent corporate and motivational speaker in the areas of leadership and culture. Both of his programs, The Champion’s Way™ and The MVP Program™, stem from lessons he learned in the locker room with Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy and in the huddle with future Hall-of-Famer Peyton Manning. Both programs illuminate dynamic ways to succeed in business and life. ”I believe, as a speaker, that vulnerability equals connectivity. This is why I approach my keynote presentations with a mission of bringing you on an emotional journey through my life, into a hall-of-fame huddle, and onto a field of high-impact lessons.  All our lives tell a story, and this is how I tell mine!” Ben has found success in many realms, sitting on the prestigious board of the American Brain Foundation, authoring Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away with Simon and Schuster, and

Tim Healy has been passionate about football for all of his life as a fan, player and coach. After playing four years at St. John’s University in Collegeville, MN, Tim signed a free agent contract with the New Orleans Saints. As a father of seven, he has coached his three boys in more than 10 seasons of youth football and also coached for three years at Roseville High School in Minnesota. Tim has learned many life lessons and made lifelong friends on and around the field and feels strongly that football builds virtue and character. This passion led him to join the TackleBar Football™ team, a safer game that can and will encourage greater participation. Prior to TackleBar, Tim owned a medical device distributorship representing Medtronic Spine and Biologics. Tim is the acting CEO and in charge of all of the sales initiatives. "TackleBar Football eliminates tackling while still maintaining contact. Players learn the fundamentals of the game while decreasing their chances of concussions and injuries at such a

Join host Amy Zellmer as she chats with Bridgett Wallace. Bridgett Wallace, PT, DPT is President of 360 Balance & Hearing and brings more than fifteen years experience to treating patients with dizziness and balance disorders.  Bridgett lectures and consults with the medical and therapeutic communities, participates in research efforts, and has been a contributing author to physical therapy textbooks. She holds a competency-based certification in vestibular rehabilitation and received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Texas State University and has served on the Board of Directors for a variety of associations, including the Texas Physical Therapy Association (TPTA), the Vestibular Disorders Association (VEDA), Austin Groups for the Elderly (AGE) and on the APTA Concussion Expert Panel. In 2011, Bridgett was a recipient of the Health Care Heroes Award by the Austin Business Journal.  Bridgett understands how balance is important in all aspects of life and spends her spare time outdoors with a speci

Join host Amy Zellmer as she chats with author Tim Laskowski. Tim Laskowski was born and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania and has worked in social services for most of his adult life.  He also has a PhD in English Literature. For 21 years, he was a case manager in Montana working with people with disabilities, many of which were TBI survivors.  Currently, Tim lives in Prescott, Arizona and is the Program Manager for US VETS, a program that serves homeless veterans.  Tim has served on the Board of Directors for the Montana Brain Injury Alliance and for VSA Arts of Montana, an organization that promotes art opportunities for people with disabilities.  Tim is the author of the novel, Every Good Boy Does Fine, published by Southern Methodist University Press in 2003.  The novel is the story of a Montana man with a brain injury who is trying to regain his independence and move from a group home. This episode is sponsored by: Minnesota Functional Neurology DC

Join host Amy Zellmer as she chats with Dr. Dan Engle Dr. Dan Engle is Board Certified in Psychiatry and Neurology, with a clinical practice that combines aspects of regenerative medicine, orthomolecular psychiatry, integrative spirituality and peak performance methods. He received his medical degree from the University of Texas in San Antonio, his psychiatry residency degree from the University of Colorado in Denver and his Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship degree from Oregon Health and Sciences University. Currently, he is Medical Consultant to Onnit Labs in Austin, Texas, the Temple of the Way of Light Ayahuasca Center in Peru and the True Rest Float Center in Tempe, Arizona. His programs include Freedom From Meds, a comprehensive and integrative tool kit for successful transition from psychiatric medications, the Concussion Repair Manual, facilitating the return to optimal function after concussion and traumatic brain injury, and Full Spectrum Medicine, utilizing the most effective broad-ba

Join host Amy Zellmer as she chats with Dr. Stephanie Mills and Brooke Mills about National Concussion Awareness Day -- September 15, 2017.  Dr. Stephanie Mills is a chiropractor and mother to Brooke, a teenager who suffers on going Post Concussion Syndrome.  Dr. Stephanie believes in the power of the body to heal itself and has guided thousands of patients towards optimal health through chiropractic care.  Stephanie is proud of her daughter's passion to help others and has supported Brooke's efforts to increase concussion awareness.   Brooke Mills is an 18 year old concussion survivor and the founder of National Concussion Awareness Day. Brooke suffered a concussion in a mandatory gym class during her freshman year of high school.  When traditional medical treatment failed, she sought alternative care and a path toward healing.  After realizing so many concussion survivors feel misunderstood and not supported, Brooke became a peer to peer speaker for schools in her state.  Brooke has used stories of her ph

Join host Amy Zellmer as she chats with Dr. Bennet Omalu about his new memoir, CTE, concussions, and the NFL. Dr. Bennet Omalu is a Nigerian-American physician, forensic pathologist and neuropathologist who was the first to publish findings of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in American Football players. He is the chief medical examiner of San Joaquin County, California, and a clinical professor at University of California, Davis. Will Smith plays him in the major motion picture, Concussion. Dr. Bennet Omalu wants to save lives. Specifically, he wants to protect your brain and your kid’s brain, which has a huge impact on mental and physical health. In Truth Doesn’t Have a Side: My Alarming Discovery About the Danger of Contact Sports, readers will learn about the discovery of (CTE) and new medical information about the true cost of playing contact sports including football, soccer and more. Purchase Dr. Omalu's book on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2w4z0Ds This episode is sponsored by: Minnesota Functio

Join host Amy Zellmer as she chats with Dr. Larry Komer. Dr. Komer is a sought-after expert and authority in restoring hormones, health, performance, happiness and vitality. This new area of medicine is called Interventional Endocrinology. He has pioneered several treatment methods recognized as leading-edge protocols for the treatment of menopause, Andropause (low testosterone) and traumatic brain injury. Larry Komer trained at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario with a degree in physiology. He went on to receive his MD degree at Queen’s and then went to McMaster University, Hamilton Ontario where he earned his specialty degree in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Komer has been a leader in the treatment of menopause, writing guidelines for physicians and delivering more than 100 talks entitled “Be Menopositive” with his wife Joan. He has assessed and successfully treated over 13,000 women who are suffering from poor hormonal function. In 2004, he became Founder and Director of the Masters Men’s Clinic

Join host Amy Zellmer as she chats with Dr. Fong from Cognitive Fx Alina K. Fong received her PhD in Clinical Neuropsychology with an emphasis in neuroradiology from Brigham Young University. She received the national American Psychological Association Clinical Neuropsychology Division 40 Graduate Student Research Award in 2004 for her research on "Cortical Sources of the N400 and 'The N400 Effect." Dr. Fong's interest in brain mapping soon turned to functional MRI, and since then, her research efforts have been focused on the clinical applications of fMRI. This episode is sponsored by: www.mnfunctionalneurology.com 

Join host Amy Zellmer as she chats with Hope Alcocer. Hope Alcocer, Chicago born, Michigan raised, is a Midwest export who fell in love with New York City 3 years ago and currently resides in Brooklyn. At age 22, she launched a woman’s empowerment online magazine while simultaneously managing a remote based media firm servicing international clients in the music, fashion, lifestyle, and tech industries. Her newest project is the release of her first novel, a fictional story inspired by true events in her own life. The book was released on International Women’s Day and has sparked national attention, capturing the hearts and unbridled spirits of women from all walks of life. Purchase Hope's book on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2vBT0Sq This episode sponosered by: www.mnfunctionalneurology.com 

  Join hosst Amy Zellmer as she chats with brain injury survivor and author, Mark Glasser. Mark Glaser, author of 58 Feet: The Second That Changed Our Lives, grew up in the small ranching town of Calhan, Colorado, surrounded by airplanes and motorcycles. His love of motorcycles followed him into adulthood. When he met his wife, Robyn, through a mutual friend, he often took her on long dates on his motorcycle. In 2010, Mark and Robyn’s lives were unexpectedly changed when they were involved in a motorcycle accident. Robyn sustained a concussion, but Mark collided with the car that had turned into them and sustained a traumatic brain injury. He was airlifted to a Level I Trauma Center in Lakewood, Colorado where he spent 30 days in the Neurosurgical ICU before being transferred to Craig Hospital for rehabilitation. He has since welcomed two children, and lives in Denver.  Find Marks book on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2tUMrIl This episode is sponsored by: Minnesota Functional Neuorolgoy 

Join host Amy Zellmer as she chats wtih film maker, Diane Musselman. Born and raised in southern Illinois, Diane Musselman participated in music and drama throughout her childhood years. This includes playing first chair flute in her high school band as well as acting in school theater productions. She moved to California in 1981 and received her Bachelors and Master’s Degree at California State University, Northridge, in Speech Pathology. During those years, she continued to act on stage and in commercials, most notably in The Elephant Man and The Good Doctor. During her acting studies she met three other actors in search of good acting projects who decided to create a production company called Chocolate Old Fashioned Productions.  From there she moved on to create Dancing Forward Productions where she discovered a new love of writing and producing. This resulted in a script for Just Another Dance With My Father. She reached out to former Chocolate Old Fashioned Productions fellow-producer, Kay Yamamoto,

Join host Amy Zellmer as she chats with TBI survivor, Patti Foster. Patti Foster was a media personality and voice talent for more than a decade...until she horrifically suffered a severe traumatic brain injury. Her life abruptly came to a halt when a tractor-trailer rig, barreling down the highway at 70 mph pulling  a trailer full of cars, plowed into the back of their completely stopped SUV. Now Patti travels aroundthe world speaking and offering hope to others as they learn to cope with the effects of brain injury. Visit her at www.pattifoster.com Purchase Patti's book on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2tWIxzv This episode is sponsored by: Minnesota Functional Neurology

Join host Amy Zellmer as she chats with Carole Starr about her TBI journey and her newly released book.  Carole Starr's life changed forever in 1999 when she sustained a brain injury in a car accident. She was unable to continue her life as a teacher and amateur musician. It took Carole many years to accept her brain injury and the new person she became. She's reinvented herself by focusing on what she can do. She's now an inspiring keynote speaker, the author of To Root & To Rise:  Accepting Brain Injury, and the founder and facilitator of Brain Injury Voices, an award-winning survivor education, advocacy and peer mentoring volunteer group.  Purchase Carole's book on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2sTPJg5 This episode is sponsored by: Minnesota Functional Neurology