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May’s Community Meeting featured Osteopathic Manual Practitioner Ricki Richter who came to talk to us about mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) through an osteopathic and movement lens. About Riki Richter Riki is an Osteopathic Manual Practitioner and Movement Based Rehabilitation […]

BY: JANET CRAIG Beans on toast may be a hardcore British comfort food, but that doesn’t mean we can’t glam up the traditional dish on our side of the pond. Here’s Janet Craig’s take on a UK classic – and […]

BY: JULIA RENAUD BIST’s August Community Meeting was an Ocutherapy demonstration with Alex Theodorou.  About Alex Alex’s father sustained a stroke in 2005, changing the lives of him and his family forever. This event lead Alex to pursue a […]

BY: JUlLIA RENAUD June’s Community Meeting was a chair yoga workshop by BIST’s Programs and Services Coordinator, Julie Notto. About Julie Notto She discovered yoga as a way to deal with chronic pain issues. Julie became a yoga and […]

BY: ALISON Most people don’t realize that the most painful part of living with a serious health issue is losing your identity. When every day things – that you’ve never given any thought – become difficult and you’re no […]

BY: ALISON The worlds of brain injury rehabilitation and Virtual reality (VR) are coming closer together. The technology for VR is advancing very quickly, including multi-player games and the development of devices that involve your entire body to create highly […]

BY: ALYSON ROGERS For two and a half years, I worked at a social service agency for youth in Toronto.  I worked as part of a team to provide basic needs and case management to youth from diverse backgrounds.  […]

BY: BLUE HELMET GIRL I had my accident in July 2015, right in the middle of the smartphone era. About a month after my TBI, I was in the hospital and I got my phone back for the first […]

BY: AMANDA FORESTIERI Individuals who suffer from mild to moderate brain injuries often have long-lasting debilitating symptoms, despite the brain appearing ‘normal’ on structural MRI or CT scans. BIST Social Work placement student Amanda Forestieri, sat with neuroscientist Dr. […]