#43 WaveCel Scientists Dr. Bottlang, Dr. Madey, & Mr. White: Can A Helmet Mitigate Concussion?
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🧠🎙Welcome to Episode 1, SEASON 3 of Concussion Corner!!! 🥼📻 Concussion Corner is your trusted resource for interdisciplinary conversations related to all things concussion-related in healthcare, advocacy, and sport. Did you know that Motion Guidance is the new sponsor for the Concussion Corner Podcast? Meet the Physical Therapy owned business that offers a simple and effective solution to enhance the rehabilitation of your concussion, vestibular, neurologic, orthopedic, and sports patients. Click on the link below to get your free additional targets. Use code: ConcussionCorner 👉🔗http://bit.ly/MotionGuidanceConcussionCorner *This podcast is for entertainment purposes only and should not be confused for medical advice. Please reach out to your medical team or call 911 if this is an emergency* Check us out on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, & YouTube 🎧 http://bit.ly/ConcussionCornerFacebook http://bit.ly/ConcussionCornerInstagram http://bit.ly/ConcussionCornerTwitter Listen along on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, and Spreaker🙌 _____________________________________________________________________________________ 🎊 🎁 ***GIVEAWAY*** 🚲 ⛑Please visit us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter and find the Wavecel Concussion Corner giveaway video. Share with your friends and follow the rules on each social media platform. Three lucky listeners in the continental United States will be entered to win one of three WaveCel Helmets. *Enter at your own risk. Must be 13 and over to enter. Parental signature required for winners 17 years old and under* _____________________________________________________________________________________ Meet the scientists behind the WaveCel Helmet technology at Trek Bontrager: Steven Madey, MD, born and raised in New York City went to medical school at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. He has worked with Dr. Bottlang for 25 years creating life-saving and limb-sparing products in the orthopedic space. He has published over 50 peer-reviewed scientific paper and he is the president of Trauma Specialists at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland, Oregon. Tony White received his dual Undergraduate Degrees in Aerospace Engineering and Physics at Syracuse University.  He received his Master’s Degree in Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering at the University of California – Davis.  He worked for Aerojet-Rocketdyne as a structural analyst focusing on critical design work in shock and vibration of rocket engines.  During his time at Trek, he’s focused on learning the state of the art in academic research on head injury, developing new test methods and using that to create better helmets. Michael Bottlang, Ph.D., was born and raised in southern Germany at the picturesque Lake of Konstanz. Michael obtained his BS degree in biomechanical engineering and started his research career at Germany’s most prestigious orthopedic research laboratory in Ulm. After obtaining a Ph.D. in biomechanical engineering at the University of Iowa in 1999, he founded the Legacy Biomechanics Laboratory in Portland, Oregon, together with his surgeon colleagues Drs. Madey and Fitzpatrick. Their research goal is the development of evidence-based strategies for treatment and prevention of traumatic injuries. Since 2002, he has continuously received research funding from the US National Institute of Health and from the Department of Defense. He has published his research in over 70 peer-reviewed publications and numerous book chapters, and he has received 25 patents on inventions from his research. Today, inventions of Dr....