{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The HeadRush Podcast with Paul Frase and Corey Berry","title":"Can Light Heal the Brain? Dr. Larry Carr's Groundbreaking Football & Brain Recovery Research","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4467,"description":"What if the future of treating brain injuries isn't another medication—but light?\nFormer BYU Hall of Fame linebacker Dr. Larry Carr shares how brain trauma nearly destroyed his life before an experimental light therapy changed everything. Today, he's helping lead groundbreaking research showing measurable improvements in brain inflammation, cognition, mood, and athletic performance.\nFrom football and CTE to PTSD, depression, and the future of brain recovery, this conversation explores why many experts believe we're entering a completely new era of brain health.\nFor decades we've been told that brain injuries simply have to be managed.What if that isn't true?\nIn this powerful episode of the HeadRush Podcast, Paul Frase and Corey Berry sit down with former BYU Hall of Fame linebacker and exercise physiologist Dr. Larry Carr to discuss his remarkable journey—from debilitating symptoms believed to be related to repetitive head trauma to becoming part of groundbreaking research into photobiomodulation (near-infrared light therapy).\nDr. Carr shares:• His football career and the cognitive demands of elite athletes\n• The devastating symptoms that forced him to retire\n• Meeting Dr. Ann McKee and Dr. Robert Stern at Boston University\n• How photobiomodulation changed his own life\n• The University of Utah research\n• The BYU football study showing remarkable MRI findings\n• What inflammation really means after repetitive head impacts\n• Why athletes, veterans, first responders, and others living with brain trauma deserve hope\nWhether you're an athlete, veteran, first responder, caregiver, or simply interested in brain health, this episode offers an honest discussion about emerging science and the future of recovery.\nPlease Like, Subscribe, Follow and Share. Every share helps us reach someone who may be searching for hope.\nA special thank you to our incredible sponsors:• Patrick Risha CTE Awareness Foundation\n• Millennium Health Centers\n• Millennium Health Store\n• Paradise...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/8iQQL0pmbn9GDogaSYtu8cBlDkudJEnQSkDfg0pDXyU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wNDhj/ZjEwNThkMWZhMzQ3/MTZlMzA0MDIxZTk5/ZDAxYy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}