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Finding innovative treatments to help patients with traumatic brain injury
To treat a traumatic brain injury, researchers are thinking outside the box.
What Are The Long-Term Effects Of Traumatic Brain Injury?
The article describes the long-term traumatic brain injury effects Tracy Morgan and others have experienced.
How Technology is Helping People with Traumatic Brain Injuries.
Alexa: Can you help people with traumatic brain injuries? Six years ago, when I started working with smart speakers, I had to go into a long explanation about the “Echo” and who Alexa was. I rememb…
Did you know? 5 surprising traumatic brain injury facts
What you need to know about this common neurological injury
How The Aging Process Affects A Previous Brain Injury
Although we still don’t know a whole lot about the workings of the brain, science is beginning to learn more about what happens when it’s damaged and how recovery for residents of Burbank and elsewhere can often be challenging. In fact, relatively new research shows that a recent head injury may be bad but not... Read More
After tramautic brain injury, this man relies on these productivity tips
The strategies Thomas Dixon developed aren't intended to make his life easier, he says. They're intended to make his life possible.
Tips for Caregivers of People with Brain Injury
Shepherd Center brain injury program director provides insight in a radio podcast.
Brain injury: How it can affect everyday life — and how to prevent it
Philosopher René Descartes is well known for his phrase, “I think, therefore I am.” He introduced the fundamental explanation for how we currently understand the function of the brain. In
10 Things to ask people who might have had a brain injury
Sometimes when professionals deal with mental health problems, there are symptoms which are perplexing, such as unexplained memory problems,
How Just One Brain Injury Can Cause Long-Term Brain Problems
Professional football gets underway tonight when the Packers take on the Bears, so get ready for another news cycle of how concussions and head trauma can have significant effects on long-term brain health.
How to Deal with Friends Falling Away After a Brain Injury
For an teenager with TBI, losing friends is devastating. Dr. Mariann Young talks about how she works with injured teens as well as their friends to help them deal with the changes that come with a brain injury.
Study Details How Brain Injury from Concussions Progresses
For the first time, researchers classify the brain injury from head trauma into four distinct stages
Why are programs so rare for those with traumatic brain injuries?
We associate injury with the road to recovery. We get better; it makes us stronger; we move forward. But when recovery falls short, the road becomes about surviving and sustaining.
What 'I'm Doing Fine' Means After My Brain Injury
13 Tips for Helping Your Child Cope With Your Brain Injury
"Sit down with your child and explain your illness in a way they can understand."
Why kids' recovery times vary widely after brain injury
Why do some youngsters bounce back quickly from a traumatic brain injury, while others suffer for years?<br>New UCLA/USC research suggests that damage to the coating around the brain's nerve fibers may explain the difference. The finding identifies possible biomarkers that physicians could use to predict high-risk patients.
Brain Injury and Exercise: How Cardio Intervals Help Patients Recover
Exercise after a head injury promotes recovery, not just general health. And it can be done without skyrocketing symptoms. Learn how we use cardio in therapy.
Drained by fatigue? Try these 8 ways to cope after brain injury
Fatigue is one of the most commonly reported effects of a brain injury. Unlike 'normal' fatigue, which is time-limited and alleviated by rest, the intense feeling of fatigue after brain injury may be present most of the time and can have a significant impact on quality of life.
10 small things you can do to help someone with a brain injury
Five years ago I had no idea what a brain injury was, let alone how to help someone with a brain injury. I discovered that a lot of people don’t know what it means to
Lost & Found: What Brain Injury Survivors Want You to Know
Hear what people with TBI are really thinking and want their friends, family, and others to know.
Know The Signs Of Traumatic Brain Injury
Whether you're a parent, coach or just someone who wants to take better care of your health, it's worthwhile to know the signs of a traumatic brain injury. Considering March is National Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month, we thought it would be fitting to help share some of the symptoms that point to a traumatic brain injury.
