BOH90-Making Headway With Concussion Recovery with Dr. Leah Bortnick - A Badge of Honor TV

Making Headway With Concussion Recovery with Dr. Leah Bortnick
A Badge of Honor Podcast
Hosts and PTSI Resilience Trainers John Salerno and Samantha Horwitz talk with Dr. Leah Bortnick about concussions and traumatic brain injuries and how it affects our first responders and veterans on @A Badge of Honor Podcast.


Dr. Leah Bortnick PT, DPT completed her physical therapy training at Creighton University in Omaha. Prior to pursuing physical therapy she was a disaster relief planner for 10 years with a veteran led non-profit where she felt the call to serve as a humanitarian and as a physical therapist.

Mild traumatic brain injuries (also known as concussions) are not uncommon in the veteran and first responder community. Dr. Bortnick is part of Project ECHO, an interprofessional, international concussion consortium which receives and shares updates on the latest evidence-based medicine and treatment. For more about Dr. Bortnick visit https://www.bortnicktherapy.com/

A Badge of Honor offers workshops to first responders across the nation, working with mental health liasons and critical incident management teams for Post Traumatic Stress Injury Recovery, wellness and resilience. A Badge of Honor says, "We Hear You," and wants you to know you are not alone. A Badge of Honor is a non-profit partner with Carry The Load as part of their Continuum of Care program.

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Starring: Samantha Horwitz, John Salerno