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Posted By Vernon B. Williams, MD
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23-Dec-2019
EVERY YEAR, MILLIONS OF people in the U.S. see chiropractors for relief of headaches; back, shoulder, foot and neck pain. People also seek help with numbness and tingling or a loss of strength in the arms, hands and legs. Overall, 62% of adults in the U.S. have had neck or back pain significant enough that they sought treatment from a health care professional at some point in their lifetime, ...
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Posted By Vernon B. Williams, MD
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21-Dec-2019
Your body doesn't like it when you do something unhealthy. Smoke a cigarette and you'll cough up a lung. Drink too much and you'll toss your cookies. Overeat and the pounds come on. You may not want to stop. But the bag of flesh and bones you live in does. So be nice to it. Give up a few of your unhealthiest habits. And start by identifying what they are. The Remedy rounded up what ...
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Posted By Vernon B. Williams, MD
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21-Dec-2019
The New Year—a time when ambitious resolutions dance in our heads: Total body transformations, swearing off carbs, overhauling that fitness routine, "New Year, New You," fear of failure, procrastination, postponement and … soon enough, it's Jan. 1 again. Well, it may be a new year, but you don't have to be a new you. The one you are is just fine. And you don't ...
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Posted By Vernon B. Williams, MD
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30-Oct-2019
The Warriors have no timetable for center Kevon Looney’s return from right hamstring tightness. And given the nature of the injury, they aren’t quite sure when they’ll have a better idea of when he’ll be back. After returning to San Francisco on Tuesday, Looney, who missed the past two games, is expected to meet with a team of specialists to evaluate a neuropathic condition ...
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Posted By Vernon B. Williams, MD
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21-Oct-2019
There is so much about the concussion process that isn’t yet fully understood by science. How can one athlete seemingly return to “normal” hours after what looks like a knockout blow to the head during a big game, while another takes weeks to fully recover from what seemed to only be a slight “ding” during practice? Though I am pleased to say we’re no longer in ...
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Posted By The Athletic
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21-Sep-2019
Why Cordy Glenn is on Day 35 of the concussion protocol and the question that comes next By Paul Dehner Jr. CINCINNATI — Zac Taylor receives a report on $60 million tackle Cordy Glenn just about every day. Pretty much every day it comes out the same. He’s still in the concussion protocol. For 35 consecutive days. “Honestly, it’s every day that I look for the update,” ...
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Posted By Vernon B. Williams, MD
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10-Sep-2019
Sleep can be amazing — particularly if you've been pulling all-nighters lately — but if you're experiencing some problems with getting shut-eye lately, you may need to get a better sleep routine. There are many potential reasons that your sleep may be disturbed or non-existent, experts tell Bustle, and many of them start with how you wind down at night. "There are ...
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Posted By Vernon B. Williams, MD
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3-Sep-2019
We all know smoking, binge-drinking, tanning, and eating fast food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner are bad for us. But you probably didn’t realize that some far more innocuous habits (like texting or burning incense) and even others you thought were good for your health (like hitting the street for a run or taking certain supplements ) are actually doing damage. To find out if your everyday ...
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Posted By Vernon B. Williams, MD
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3-Sep-2019
I RECENTLY READ A fascinating article about professional e-gaming teams who train like professional athletes in traditional sports and are seeing significant success in their performance as a result. The concept of e-gaming isn't "new," but relative to traditional professional athletics and the potential money to be won, professional e-game team owners and sponsors are taking a new ...
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Posted By Vernon B. Williams, MD
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26-Aug-2019
Prescription drugs like Adderall, commonly prescribed to treat people living with conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), also have a history of being misused by people without such conditions who are seeking a “brain boost.” It’s a growing issue in the United States, particularly among young college students. But while taking prescription stimulants ...
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Posted By Vernon B. Williams, MD
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2-Aug-2019
When it comes to your health, there are a few basic facts you already know : Drink more water! Get more sleep! Eat right! Exercise! But it turns out, there’s way more to it than just that—and we’re willing to bet you’ve left more than a few stones unturned. For instance, did you know that just 10 minutes of exercise a day can be just as effective as a longer workout? Or ...
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Posted By Vernon B. Williams, MD
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2-Aug-2019
The digital flood of fitness tips and healthy-eating tricks can quickly make one lose track of what’s actually healthy—and what’s not. In fact, there’s a growing gulf between quick-fix gimmicks and the tried-and-true wisdom of educated professionals. Don’t get left in the dark or fooled by fitness fads. Instead, bone up on these 40 things only truly healthy people ...
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Posted By Vernon B. Williams, MD
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23-Jul-2019
The principals of this burgeoning medical field will positively impact more than just athletes. Sports neurology is benefitting from and contributing to a greater awareness of concepts such as neuroplasticity (the brain’s ability to form and organize synapse connections) and neuromodulation (delivering a targeted stimulus to alter nerve activity as a means for restoring function or relieving ...
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Posted By Vernon B. Williams, MD
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11-Jul-2019
A RECENT COLUMBIA University study builds on previous research linking aerobic exercise to cognitive function and cortical thickness improvement in middle-aged and older adults. Here's a look at what the findings could mean for you. Can you imagine living through chronic neurological disease and dysfunction that prevents you from learning, reasoning, behaving appropriately or even remembering ...
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Posted By Vernon B. Williams, MD
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26-Jun-2019
Experts in mild traumatic brain injury discuss the FDA warning about unapproved devices to detect concussion marketed to the public. They agreed that proliferation of sideline tools could reintroduce ambiguity into decision-making. Vernon B. Williams, MD, director of the Center for Sports Neurology and Pain Management at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute, said he is all in favor of new ...
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Posted By Vernon B. Williams, MD
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26-Jun-2019
The longtime Lakers guard—a championed scorer and notorious competitor—was taking his Utah Jazz defenders to task, shouldering into the lane for a contested running on one possession, then crossing into a deep three-pointer on the next. Bryant’s attack, in what would be his final game in the NBA, accumulated to 50 attempted shots, 60 points, and a standing ovation from his ...
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Posted By Vernon B. Williams, MD
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21-May-2019
TYPICALLY, WHEN WE TALK about analytics in sports, the discussion is focused on advanced player statistics – and more recently, on performance analytics through things like wearable sensor technologies and high-speed cameras. Advanced analytics and AI in sports are continuing to grow and evolve, even into the injury prevention and management arena. A recent research study I was involved in ...
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Posted By Vernon B. Williams, MD
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4-Apr-2019
WE TEND TO LOOK FOR signs and symptoms of a concussion after a big hit in a football game. But as a sports neurologist, concussion is only one of the injuries I'm looking for as players pick themselves up and return to the huddle or sideline. Body language can tell you a lot. How players move, whether or not they're fluid and symmetric in their arm-swing and obvious or subtle evidence of a ...
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Posted By Vernon B. Williams, MD
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1-Apr-2019
The edge of scientific breakthrough is a very exciting place to be. Dr. Vernon B. Williams, director of the renowned Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute’s Center for Sports Neurology & Pain Management in the Howard Hughes Center, is leading that charge in the field of sports neurology. Williams specializes in neuroplasticity, which is how nerve cells in the brain compensate for injury or ...
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Posted By Vernon B. Williams, MD
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25-Mar-2019
A RECENT JAMA NEWS release asked whether the marketing of opioids to physicians was associated with overdose deaths. The article pointed the finger at both the marketing tactics of pharmaceutical companies and at the physicians who are prescribing the medications. But the truth is, there are multiple stakeholders, individuals and entities contributing to the opioid epidemic. So, to cure it, we all ...
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Posted By Vernon B. Williams, MD
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12-Mar-2019
Much like the muscles in our bodies, our mental capacity is also subject to a type of “use it or lose it” effect, Vernon Williams, M.D., a sports neurologist and director of the Center for Sports Neurology and Pain Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles tells Thrive. Research has found that the most effective brain exercises break up your regular routine and ...
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Posted By Vernon B. Williams, MD
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5-Feb-2019
While not defined as a particular disease, dementia is categorized into groups of conditions like memory loss and judgment impairment—and cases can range in severity. Symptoms of dementia can include forgetfulness, limited social skills, and a loss of thinking abilities entirely. The impact can be overwhelming for both the patient and the surrounding family and friends. “Globally, the ...
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Posted By Lex Kennedy
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4-Feb-2019
For the past 20 years, Dr. Williams has made the field of Sports Neurology his life’s work. He’s actively engaged in researching and developing innovative and effective treatments and technologies that help people recognize symptoms of a neurological injury sooner so that the work of treating them can happen faster, and with less potential for permanent damage. Dr. Williams serves as a ...
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Posted By Vernon B. Williams, MD
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1-Feb-2019
See the intrview on the link below! https://ktla.com/2019/02/01/brain-and-nervous-system-injuries-and-treatment-with-sports-neurologist-dr-vernon-williams/
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Posted By Vernon B. Williams, MD
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14-Jan-2019
WHEN IT COMES TO overall health and wellness, the tandem twosome most frequently discussed are diet and exercise. And with good reason – they are crucial contributors. What you consistently put into your body and how you move that body to build and maintain cardiovascular and musculoskeletal fitness are vital to your health across a lifetime. But did you know that some sleep researchers ...
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