5 Common Misconceptions: In today’s post, we’re going to talk about 5 common misconceptions people have about concussions and why they are false. Assumption #1: It’s Only a Concussion if you Lose Consciousness In the world of sports, and even beyond, it is a common belief that concussions and loss of consciousness are directly linked. However, individuals do not need …

Colleen for Miss USA (MA): This weekend (Nov. 21 – 22), CAN Recover’s Colleen Fagan will be running for Miss Massachusetts! The Miss USA organization caught wind of her concussion recovery story and reached out to her a few weeks ago to participate in the competition. Colleen is not only running to become queen, but is using this experience as …

Dr. Robert C. Cantu Concussion Center Seminar “Serious concussions are on the rise, but so are advances in their treatment.” – Concussion Event at the Dr Robert C. Cantu Concussion Center On Sunday, October 4, thanks in part to a Patriots’ bye week, I (Julia) had the opportunity to attend a concussion event at the Dr. Robert C. Cantu Concussion …

Colleen’s Path to the Cerebrum Health Center in Texas: In February of 2014, in my 2nd semester of college at Husson University, I was diagnosed with my 4th documented concussion. Although I don’t know, and may never know, the exact date of my concussion, the doctor’s best guess is that I sustained it in December of 2013 while playing in …

The Micheli Center Concussion Seminar: On Saturday, August 15th, I (Varun) had the opportunity to attend a Concussion Seminar at The Micheli Center. The Micheli Center is the sports injury prevention sector at Boston Children’s Hospital and one of CAN Recover’s partners. The diverse group of attendees consisted of doctors, physical trainers, research fellows and of course, CAN Recover team …

LED Therapy Clinical Study: Suffering from concussion symptoms? The Division of Sports Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) is investigating a possible treatment option for concussions. The treatment involves placing light emitting diodes (LED) on important structures on the head. If you are 11 years old or older, have been diagnosed with a concussion, and have had symptoms for 4 …

Presenting at June USA Hockey Level 4 Clinic: CONCORD, NH: This past weekend, CAN Recover was invited to speak at the USA Hockey Level 4 Coaching Clinic for 125 coaches across New England. I had the privilege of speaking alongside Dr. Ashare of USA Hockey’s Safety and Protective Equipment Committee. Before “Doc” got into the medical details about concussions in …

Aaron’s Experience at the 12th Annual Concussion Conference at Harvard A couple weeks ago, co-founder, Aaron Rocha, attended The 12th Annual Sports Concussion, Traumatic Brain and Spine Injury Conference” held at Harvard Medical School. Below, he shares his experience. This was our organization’s second time to the annual conference, last year being with two additional board members. It’s a humbling …

4/23 Upper Crust Wellesley #CANrecoverRestaurantWeek Thursday, April 23rd join us at Upper Crust in Wellesleyfrom 5pm-10pm…this time, all you have to do is EATsince 10% of ALL sales will be donated to CAN Recover! Start your weekend off a little early by joining us at Upper Crust! Work up an appetite, swing by and help contribute to our Dough for …

4/22 The Local Wellesley #CANrecoverRestaurantWeek Wednesday April 22nd join us at THE LOCAL in Wellesleyfrom 11am-10pm, show this flyer or mention CAN Recover and 10% of what you spend will be donated to CAN Recover!show and 15% of what you spend will be donated to CAN Recover! Celebrate making it half way through the week by grabbing some food at …