Help Without the High: The Journey to the Legalization of Medical Marijuana
Recently there has been more and more talk about the legalization of medical marijuana. There is a push for it because it can be used to treat pain, and it is l...
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Medical Marijuana: The Highs and Lows
Marijuana & the Brain You’ve likely heard about the concept of medical marijuana and its accompanying politics, controversy, and potential benefits. Marijua...
What You Need to Know About Concussions
What do concussions do to your brain? One big reason concussions are so dangerous is that they cause an influx of ions going into your neurons. What does that m...
Concussions: The 12th Man Perspective
A flag thrown, a player down on the field, a stretcher carrying them off the field, a game that moves on while a player is tested for concussions. The NFL is pr...
How Many Is Too Much: Concussion and What You Need to Do
Injuries can happen at any given time in a person’s life. Whether you are riding a bike, walking a dog, playing a sport or even going downstairs in your basemen...
The Impact of Concussion
Concussion is starting to be such a prevalent topic in our society. It seems as though we should be able to create better helmets and more pads to protect peopl...
Concussions: An Athlete’s Dilemma
Injuries are par for the course in sports. Athletes experience their fair share of muscle strains and tears, but perhaps the most severe injury is one that occu...
The Science and Reality Behind Concussions
Today, we hear about different famous athletes getting concussions all of the time. Or even friends who have taken a rough fall. To receive a concussion in toda...
Use Your Head Wisely: Sports and Concussions
With the news of Aaron Hernandez’s post-mortem brain autopsy being recently released, the sports community and general public are starting to wonder if the hard...
The Invisible Injury
Every sport has common injuries. Gymnastics has wrist and back problems , football had ACL tears, basketballs has sprained ankles. Of course those injuries ove...