What is a Traumatic Brain Injury & Concussion
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and concussion affect millions of people every year — often silently, and often misunderstood. From sports and accidents to everyday falls and impacts, brain injuries can change how a person thinks, feels, behaves, and experiences the world, sometimes long after the initial injury.
This website exists to raise awareness, share evidence-based information, and challenge common misconceptions about concussion, sub-concussive impacts, and long-term brain health. We aim to make complex science accessible, highlight lived experience, and support informed decision-making for individuals, families, athletes, and communities.
Brain injuries are not always visible. Symptoms can be delayed, recovery is not linear, and no two experiences are the same. By improving understanding of TBI and concussion, we hope to encourage early recognition, proper care, and a culture that takes brain health seriously — at every level.
CTE is a degenerative and progressive brain disease.
What is CTE?
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, most commonly known as CTE is a neurodegenerative disease that can develop into Dementia. CTE is caused by repetitive head impacts (RHI) and repetitive sub concussions hits. which causes microscopic damage to the brain and Tau protein to build-up like other types of Dementia such as Alzheimer's. This damage and build-up of Tau results effects brain functions, resulting in the symptoms listed below. You are more likely to develop CTE if you have played a contact sport, served in the Military, or have been a victim of domestic violence, but anyone who has experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is at risk of developing CTE.
Symptoms Of CTE
There are many different known symptoms of CTE, not everyone who has CTE will have all these symptoms. Their symptoms will depend on what regions of their brain is affected and by what stage of CTE they have.
Behaviour and Mental Health: Depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, mood swings, impulsive behaviour, agitation, aggressive behaviour, addiction problems, low self-esteem, paranoia, lack of empathy, inappropriate behaviour, quick to temper, poor judgement, reclusive, apathy, disinhibition.
Cognitive Problems: Short term memory problems, long term memory problems, difficulties with multitasking, decision making problems, confusion, brain fog, difficulties with word finding, confabulation, difficulties in keeping track of conversations, easily becoming lost, anosognosia, time loss, dysgraphia,
Other Symptoms: Headaches, migraines, communication problems, balance issues, dizziness, problems with coordination, tremors, insomnia, sleep disturbances, ringing in ears, sensory overload, neck pain/tension, sound sensitivity, light sensitivity, unexplained localised pain, muscle spasms, spaced out look, tapping fingers, bouncing legs.
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