Smashfest raises funds to support rare cancer and concussion research. Our partner non-profit for concussions is The Steve Moore Foundation, a registered charity in Canada.

The Steve Moore Foundation’s Mission

The Steve Moore Foundation focuses on the prevention and treatment of concussions and similar serious head and neck injuries in sport, and in helping those suffering from such injuries by developing effective treatments.

Challenges Facing Concussion Research and Treatment

The medical community does not yet have significant widely accepted treatment options other than rest, our focus is on researching and discovering cures and effective treatments for these injuries. We aim to do this by bringing together world-leading doctors, and creating opportunities for collaboration and sharing of their ideas and research to solve this major problem.

The Steve Moore Foundation’s Work

Education

We seek to educate the public with comprehensive concussion-related resources, including an online resource library encompassing concussion facts, the latest research breakthroughs, news and developments and promising new treatment areas. We also seek to connect with the next generation of athletes through in-person outreach and education with Canadian youth, fostering mutual respect, one of the cornerstones of prevention in our view. The SMF website also allows people affected by concussion to connect with one another in our online forum as a means of support, encouragement and sharing of ideas and resources.

Research

SMF seeks to advance concussion-related research, particularly in the area of treatment. Currently there is no cure for concussions, and there are limited medically-accepted treatments other than rest for this oftentimes devastating injury. Through developing partnerships with doctors, physiotherapists, and research institutions, and our grant-making abilities, we seek to change the face of concussion treatment options. SMF works to facilitate collaboration, and supports research into innovative and effective treatments and cures.

Concussion Program Development

Also in connection with our network of experts, SMF aims to work with leagues, universities, associations, schools, organizations, and teams on concussion program development, including leading-edge baseline testing protocol, recovery procedures, post-injury re-testing protocol, as well as return to play and return to learn guidelines.

Concussion Conference

One of SMF’s largest initiatives currently, encompassing both education and research, is the launch of our SMF Concussion Conference. This conference will bring together the expertise and experiences of world-leading doctors and physiotherapists in the field, along with professional and Olympic athletes, for a first-of-its-kind symposium. 

The Steve Moore Founation’s Story

In July 2004, just four months after the injuries Steve sustained as a result of the Bertuzzi Incident, Steve’s contract with the Avalanche expired, and he was on his own to hire doctors, specialists, physiotherapists, rehabilitation therapists, and trainers to rehabilitate from his injuries and regain his NHL career. Despite limited financial resources, Steve was able to assemble an all-star team of many of the world’s leading doctors and specialists in this area and they immediately began working together, with the goal of rehabilitating Steve completely and a return to the NHL.

Years of hard work, dedication, and perseverance ensued, with thousands of hours spent in the gym, on the ice, in doctors’ offices, with rehab specialists, and researching all available leads that could help enable him to recover completely from his injuries.

When Steve’s doctors started telling him that despite remarkable efforts and progress over many years he would not be medically cleared to return to his NHL career, Steve started work on this foundation. Equipped with everything his doctors and he had learned together after spending over five years on the cutting-edge of concussion diagnosis and treatment, Steve believed strongly it would be an enormous lost opportunity not to share this knowledge with others, and set out to continue his pursuit to make real progress in the areas of concussion prevention and treatment, and to significantly help the people and players coming after him.

We must stand up, and we must stand together if we truly want things to change.

Visit SteveMooreFoundation.org