Heads Up: Exploring concussion injuries and how to support the injured workers' recovery

Original Release Date: April 20, 2022 | 1:00 pm ET

Watch Dr. Joshua Helm presents “Heads Up: Exploring concussion injuries and how to best support the injured worker’s recovery” in Medical & Life Care Consulting’s 2022 Injury Insight Series.

In this webinar participants learned about concussion rehabilitation by understanding the range and impact of injury, treatment methods and what to expect, and how to best support the injured worker as they recover.

Watch the webinar to learn:

00:00 Introduction

1:36 Welcome to the Injury Insight Series

2:37 About this Session

2:54 Session Speaker

5:10 A Little About Us

7:34 Neuroplasticity

8:45 Brain is Concerned With Two Questions

9:36 Sensory Inputs

12:08 The Structure of The Human Brain

13:47 Brainstem

19:19 Visual System

21:00 The Structure of The Human Brain

22:51 Troxler Effect

24:54 Vestibular System

28:20 Vestibular Therapies

29:53 Proprioception

32:57 Considerations

38:42 Cogniquil

40:02 Omega MonoPure 1300 EC

41:26 S-Acetyl Glutathione

42:04 Pro Performance Care Case Study

42:46 Case Study – Visual Midline Shift

49:26 At Some Level – All Rehab is Brain Rehab

52:13 Systems Physiology behind Neuro Rehab and Treatment

52:17 Q&A Section

58:24 Conclusion

Presenter: Dr. Joshua Helm

Dr. Helm has served as Clinic Director of Greater Boston Performance Care for over 4 years, with a primary focus on sport’s injuries, concussion rehabilitation, functional neurology, and vestibular disorders. He completed his clinical education through the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs in Western NY where he was first exposed to brain-based treatment strategies and the exceptional nuance in patient outcomes. Dr. Helm acquired his Board Certification from the American Chiropractic Neurology Board in 2020. The neurological aspect of care and its effect on the recovering athlete has always been a crucial focus of Dr. Helm’s in creating lasting improvement in his patients. Growing up in Bethlehem, NY, he found his life-long passion for martial arts, Aikido, Judo and Brazilian Jujitsu. Dr. Helm has made it his mission to find the most effective treatment strategies to bring individuals out of pain and dysfunction, and back to doing what they love. In his free time, Dr. Helm enjoys spending time with his wife and puppy, Ori.