Sustaining head trauma is a life-altering event because brain injuries can impact all areas of your life. Often, these injuries go undetected or may not show
Three years ago, I fell and got a concussion — my fourth. I started drawing Little Brain comics about my traumatic brain injury so family and friends could understand what I was going through. While…
Today is National Concussion Awareness Day! Remember, a concussion IS a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and should be taken seriously. Know the signs and symptoms, many of which can present themselves weeks and months after injury. #NationalConcussionAwarenessDay
Larissa Geleris, an occupational therapist and mother shares her personal journey of navigating sensory overload after suffering concussions, offering valuable strategies for managing symptoms post-traumatic brain injury. Discover expert insights on TBI, sensory processing challenges, and practical
Speech therapy is a comprehensive approach to restoring communication abilities for individuals with a TBI. It includes a range of techniques and interventions to improve speech, language, cognition, and swallowing skills. The goal of speech therapy is to help individuals with TBI regain their abili
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Coping with anger as a caregiver of a TBI survivor is mentally, emotionally, and physically exhausting. There are ways to manage and reduce outbursts and irritability.
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A nifty little guide to traumatic brain injury and what it's all about, by someone who has it. Includes link and book resources and video
Coping with anger as a caregiver of a TBI survivor is mentally, emotionally, and physically exhausting. There are ways to manage and reduce outbursts and irritability.
In most cases, concussion symptoms disappear within a month. If they do not, the person may have post-concussion syndrome. Read about the symptoms, causes, risk factors, and treatments here.
A student with a traumatic brain injury may have numerous symptoms. Loads of symptoms. If a person is hit while playing a sport, such as boxing, football, or hockey, there is always the possibility…
February 12, 2021 HOPE TBI Brain Injury Recovery Steps Although the vast majority of people recover after a concussion (guess what? a concussion IS a brain injury)…….how quickly they improve, rehab…
An infographic showing how many people are diagnosed, hospitalized, treated in the ER and released, or die from traumatic brain injuries (TBI).
Discover the various types of brain injuries, including concussions and contusions. Learn about their causes, symptoms, and long-term effects. Explore non-traumatic brain injuries and traumatic brain injury. Educate yourself on the complexities of brain injuries with this comprehensive guide to brai
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Larissa Geleris, an occupational therapist and mother shares her personal journey of navigating sensory overload after suffering concussions, offering valuable strategies for managing symptoms post-traumatic brain injury. Discover expert insights on TBI, sensory processing challenges, and practical
A visual infographic breakdown of the leading causes of traumatic brain injury.
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A study, performed in mice and utilizing post-mortem samples of brains from patients with Alzheimer’s disease, found that a single event of a moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) can disrupt proteins that regulate an enzyme associated with Alzheimer’s. The paper, published in The Journal of Neuroscience, identifies the complex mechanisms that result in a rapid and robust post-injury elevation of the enzyme, BACE1, in the brain. These results may lead to the development of a drug treatment that targets this mechanism to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
Introduction Return to work (RTW) is an important milestone of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) recovery. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether ...
The Ranchos Los Amigos Scale of Cognitive Recovery is a medical scale used to assess the cognitive progress of individuals after a closed head injury, including traumatic brain injury, based on cog…
Learn to love your brain from this infographic from retired snowboarder Kevin Pearce's LoveYourBrain campaign.
Kenneth Berger is a traumatic brain injury lawyer in Myrtle Beach, SC, with the experience and resources to help you with your TBI insurance claim.
If you're an occupational therapy practitioner or student looking for cognitive intervention ideas, check out our article covering the all the basics here.
Coping with anger as a caregiver of a TBI survivor is mentally, emotionally, and physically exhausting. There are ways to manage and reduce outbursts and irritability.
Discover the 11 common symptoms of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in our blog post. Recognize warning signs and seek timely help.
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