Brain Injury

About mild brain injuries like concussion and post-concussion syndrome.

New Year, New Book

It is unnerving to send a story out into the world, but I’m grateful to see that is has been well received: “Incredibly vivid... this book will be of great benefit to professionals, survivors and their families alike.”

Art and Music Therapy in a Pandemic

The use of music as a reabilitation tool alongside other therapies had never occurred to me. Elizabeth Nightingale, the Neurological Services lead at Chiltern Neuro and Medical services provided an introduction to this fascinating field.

Living with Mild Brain Injury, a memoir

“Incredibly vivid... this book will be of great benefit to professionals, survivors and their families alike.” Dr Neil Parrett. Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Neurorehabilitation)

Rugby concussions and Cricket rigour

We must continue to raise awareness of brain injury so that participants in all sports can make an informed decision about their safety.

Brain injuries and lack of insight

A lack of self-awareness, or a lack of insight, is fairly common in a brain injury survivor. I’ve suffered from and have written about it in my book, but how do you spot it in yourself?

Brain injuries in women

It has taken hundreds of years to discover that a common injury affects half of the population differently.

Support for Brain Injury during the pandemic

The pandemic is far from over, but already there are positives to be found in understanding and treating Acquired Brain Injury.

Coronavirus, rule changes and ABI

The pivot to a Covid response has caused considerable disruption to an already strained service. There have been reports that the NHS will not fully recover for four years.

Change, ambiguous loss, and spoons

Change is a constant right now. We are bombarded with new concepts and rules to understand which can then change at a moments notice.

Rugby rules, football failures and concussions in sport.

The last few years have seen numerous studies showing the damage which contact sports can cause to the brain. This has moved the argument on...to how to make the sports safer...But as fast as these rules are introduced, loopholes are found.