Wilderness Medicine & Injuries
High altitude activity causes brain damage
Yes it does. A recent MRI study from Spain, on 13 climbers which scaled Mt. Everest (a subset of 36 combined elite and amateur climbers in all) showed irreversible damage in the brain of 12 climbers ranging from Virchow-Robin (VR) space widening and subcortical lesions. VR spaces are space near the blood brain barrier that …...
Bone Doc and Team TAMAC goes Penek Busay!
“Maupod ko sa Penek Busay Dokie, upod ka man? (I’m going to the Digos river trek Dokie! Are you coming with us?)” These excited words of Sir Joy surprised me because a day before I never thought we’d push trough with this trek. “Cge ah! Upod ta! (Yes we’re going!) I bewilderingly answered. And then...
