Kid’s Brains Matter

Chris Boyce Creates Facebook Advocacy Group Focused on Supporting CTE Injured Athletes and Their Families to Find Hope to Survive

In this episode of Kid’s Brains Matter Podcast,Host Bruce Parkman interviews Chris Boyce, Founder of the Facebook group, CTE and Brain Injury Global Support.Recognized by the Concussion Legacy Foundation, Chris Boyce’s Facebook group CTE & The Brain Injury Global Support (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) is determined to implement. They focus on educating parents, sports leaders and the sports community about how concussive trauma has contributed or caused long-term brain health issues. Parkman shares his story about his son’s behavior of depression and distant behavior. Boyce shares similar symptoms of dizziness, anxiety, insomnia, short-term memory loss, anger issues, and sensory overload, among others that were experienced after two consecutive concussions. He summed it up in a startling statement. Story Key Notes: *  Is Medical Community Supportive? *  What Advice Can You Offer Others? *  How Can Our Community Get More Attention Placed on This? *  MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging  Learn more at: www.mpfact.com [http://www.mpfact.com]

Dr.Christopher Nowinski Shares his Journey to Becoming the Co-Founder & CEO of the Concussion Legacy Foundation

In this episode of Kid’s Brains Matter Podcast,Host Bruce Parkman interviews Dr. Nowinski, a partner with Boston University in the creation of the world’s leading resource for CTE research. Nowinski is the Co-Founder & CEO of the Concussion Legacy Foundation. He has a Ph.D. in Behavioral Neuroscience from Boston University School of Medicine. He is also the author of Head Games: Football’s Concussion Crisis in 2006, where he emphasizes the goal to change sports and save brains.= Personal experience has shaped his social entrepreneurship and life’s mission to change the public health problem of sports related brain injuries. After his All-Ivy Harvard football career, he became a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstar performing on Monday Night RAW. A concussion in 2003 changed the trajectory of his life resulting in retirement from professional wrestling, On this episode, you will hear about Nowinski’s co-founding of the non-profit Concussion Legacy Foundation (CLF). He will also discuss his partnership with Boston University and the VA to create the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank, the world's leading resource for CTE research. Story Key Notes: * Dr. Christopher Nowinski’s Background * Change is Challenging * Flag Football Under Fourteen’ Program  Learn more at: www.mpfact.com [http://www.mpfact.com]

The Brain on Youth Sports author Dr. Julie Stamm, Discusses the Effects of Repetitive Head Impact and Post-Concussive Consequences

Host Bruce Parkman interviews Author and Professor, Dr. Julie Stamm on the Kids’ Brain Matters Podcast Dr. Julie Stamm’s Background In this premiere podcast of Kids’ Brains Matter, host Bruce Parkman, Founder of Mac Parkman Foundation interviews Dr. Julie Stamm, athletic trainer and Professor of Kinesiology at University of Wisconsin. As an athlete herself, Stamm has a life-long love of sports. She received her Ph. D in anatomy and neurobiology from Boston University in CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) and long-term consequences. Out of her research and athlete interactions, Stamm started to wonder, “What happens to the brain when heads are hit repeatedly as kids? What is that doing to the developing brain?” Questions Stamm.  Understanding the consequences among parents, staff, trainers, coaches and the entire athletic community will be the key to lowering and eliminating risk. Learn more at: www.mpfact.com [http://www.mpfact.com/]

Sharing Awareness About the Mental Illness Epidemic Caused by Early Exposure to Contact Sports

In this episode of the Kid’s Brains Matter, Bruce Parkman shares his life experience about the mental illness epidemic caused by early exposure to contact sports. He aims to spread awareness regarding the links between Youth Contact Sports, Brain Trauma, and Mental Illness using his podcast. Story Notes: * Background Story * Mission of Podcast  * Mental Illness * Play Contact Sport When the Brain is Develop * Advice to Parents Learn more at: www.mpfact.com [http://www.mpfact.com]