Essentia Health-Fargo will launch the “hyperbaric oxygen for post-concussion” study to examine the impact of hyperbaric oxygen on adults who have persistent symptoms from concussion. This study will be led by Dr. Olayinka Ajayi, a hyperbaric medicine physician; Dr....
Image Credits @drjosephmaroon Steelers' neurosurgeon Joseph C. Maroon, MD, was awarded the Arthur C. Rettig Award for Academic Excellence by NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS). Dr. Maroon was presented the award at the NFLPS scientific meeting during the 2022 NFL...
My Personal Journey to Florida’s Aviv Hyperbaric Clinic – By Joseph C. Maroon, MD, FACS* In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León, traveled to Florida seeking the Fountain of Youth. Legend has it that magical waters, from a special spring, could reverse the aging...
After being knocked unconscious four times due to Marines deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan, Armando was living life with a traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. His diagnosis of post-concussion syndrome, and an autoimmune disease from toxic...
The former N.Y. Jets quarterback opens up to Howard Stern in an interview about using a hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber to reverse damage to his brain and why he wouldn’t want his son to play football.
From CINCINNATI (WKRC) - by Duane Pohlman National Football League (NFL) statistics reveal its players suffered nearly 2,000 concussions from 2012 to 2019. Even with new concussion protocols designed to protect today’s players from further damage, neurologists say...
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - As the NFL gets ready to crown a new champion, concussions remain a focus of football. While the league has done much to protect today’s players, some of the greatest players to ever take the field say they struggle with damage from concussions...
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Suicide among our members of the military and our veterans is now at its highest level ever, reaching an average of 24 deaths a day. Several scientific and medical studies link many of these suicides to physical brain damage suffered by combat...
Many Oklahomans suffer from debilitating conditions resulting from head trauma. Brain injuries may result from active duty military service, sports activities, automobile accidents, and from a host of other traumatic events. State Rep. Jay Steagall (R-Yukon), chair of...