Athletes & CTE
Where Neuroscience Meets
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Whether you're recovering from a concussion or looking to sharpen your competitive edge, cutting-edge vestibular training targets both brain and body for faster recovery and enhanced performance.
Enhanced Athletic Performance
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Dynamic Response Training - Boosts reaction time for split-second decisions on the field or court.
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Faster Decision Making -Vestibular stimulation improves balance, coordination, and mental clarity under pressure.
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Superior Balance & Body Control - Targeted spinning therapy resets the inner ear for optimized movement and spatial awareness.
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Focus & Mental Sharpness - Controlled vestibular input enhances cognitive function and helps regulate the autonomic nervous system for improved focus and composure.
Post-Concussion Recovery
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Faster Healing - A 2019 Journal of Neurophysiology study shows vestibular stimulation speeds up motor coordination and cognitive processing in mild TBI patients.
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Evidence-Based Eye Tracking - A 2022 Sports Medicine Journal study identified eye movement tracking as a reliable measure of concussion recovery.
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Beyond Rest - A 2021 Frontiers in Neurology study found that vestibular therapy outperforms conventional rest-based recovery for athletes.
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Relief from Dizziness & Fog - Vestibular rehabilitation significantly reduces symptoms like dizziness, imbalance, and cognitive fog post-concussion.
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Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
What is CTE?
CTE is a progressive degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head trauma. It's often associated with contact sports like football, but can also occur in individuals with military service, military veterans, or other jobs involving repetitive head impacts. CTE is characterized by a buildup of abnormal tau protein in the brain, leading to a variety of neurological and behavioral symptoms.
Though it is not possible to confirm yet whether a living person has CTE, a team that included Mass General Brigham researchers found that 35% of former NFL players thought they had the diagnosis. Approximately 25% of those participants who believed they have CTE also reported suicidality. (massgeneralbrigham.org)
How We Can Help
Clinical guidelines for vestibular rehabilitation emphasize individualized, progressive exercise programs. Vestibular rehabilitation is a well-supported, non-pharmacologic therapy for managing the dizziness, imbalance, and related cognitive complaints common in CTE and other TBI-related conditions. In cases, incorporating vestibular training into a comprehensive neurorehabilitation plan offers a promising avenue to mitigate CTE symptoms and improve quality of life. (nature.com)
Why we are studying CTE's today... read Mike Webster's & Junior Seau's stories below:
Mike Webster
CTE was first observed in 2002 when former American football player Mike Webster died as a result of a heart attack at the age of 50. The legendary Steeler’s center, nicknamed “Iron Mike,” had won the Super Bowl on four occasions and was as successful as they come, yet his life after retiring did not reflect that in the least. Webster’s life would enter into a downward spiral as he lost his memory, got divorced, stopped eating, and was even sleeping in his car. It was a sad end to what could have otherwise been a happy and fulfilling life. The description of what happened in his life is one that would tragically become common among former players such that it soon became an issue that begged an explanation and that’s exactly what Webster’s autopsy would offer. Spread across the former center’s brain were little brown and red dots. Known as tau proteins, they are the key drivers in dementia as they slowly spread across the brain killing cells as they do. The results of Webster’s autopsy would later be published in a journal of neurosurgery where they would be referred to for the first time as ‘Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy’ (C.T.E.) (en.as.com)
Junior Seau
Junior Seau had a highly distinguished 20-year career playing for the National Football League as a linebacker, from which he sustained multiple concussions. He committed suicide on May 2, 2012, at age 43, after which an autopsy confirmed a diagnosis of CTE. Police responded to a phone call from Seau’s girlfriend, who found him unconscious with a gunshot wound to the chest. Seau’s untimely death came just a short time after the 2011 suicide of former Chicago Bears player Dave Duerson, who also suffered from CTE incidentally also shot himself in the chest.
One of the NFL’s most brutal linebackers, Seau played across 20 seasons in the league with the San Diego Chargers, the Miami Dolphins, and the New England Patriots. When it comes to accolades, his list is extensive. A 10-time All-Pro select, 12-time Pro Bowl, a member of the 1990 All-Decade Team, and a 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, Seau was a legend. After his suicide, Seau’s family demanded that his brain be examined for signs of CTE. According to the autopsy report published in February 2016 in the journal World Neurosurgery, Seau’s brain revealed abnormalities consistent with CTE and similar to autopsies of people with “exposure to repetitive head injuries.” Interestingly, the NFL responded to the findings of the journal saying that the report “underscores the recognized need for additional research to accelerate a fuller understanding of CTE.” The league then gave a $30 million research grant to the NIH so that they could explore CTE and promote the long-term safety of athletes at all levels.(pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
