by Bob Bion | Jan 17, 2024 | News
Calvert Reconnections has produced a series of short videos to demonstrate the centre’s groundbreaking approach to ABI rehabilitation. In the centre’s first video, Head of Service, Claire Appleton, Positive Support Behaviour Practitioner, Donald Graham, Speech and...
by Bob Bion | Jan 17, 2024 | News
Brain injury claims brought by the family of England World Cup winner Nobby Stiles and other former footballers have had their first day in court. On 16 January 2024, the High Court heard that the case, over alleged harm caused by heading the ball, involves ‘almost 19...
by Bob Bion | Jan 10, 2024 | News
In an early new year boost for Calvert Reconnections, case managers and NHS clinicians throughout the UK have praised the centre’s “life-changing” approach to ABI rehabilitation. Following recent experience days and visits to the Keswick-based residential centre, a...
by Bob Bion | Dec 8, 2023 | News
A brain implant that allows people with head injuries to function again has undergone a hugely successful trial. Developed by researchers at Stanford University, the deep brain stimulation implant, aims to boost activity between the regions responsible for...
by Bob Bion | Dec 5, 2023 | News
Around 300 rugby players will have to wait until next year to see if they can bring a group action against the sport’s governing bodies in relation to compensation claims for brain injuries. A hearing took place at the Royal Courts of Justice last week in relation to...
by Bob Bion | Dec 4, 2023 | News
Heading a football regularly can lead to brain damage – similar to a traumatic brain injury – which could increase the risk of dementia, a new study has shown. The research, carried out by researchers at Columbia University, also recorded a measurable decline in brain...
