Restoring Maximum Functionality After a Traumatic Brain Injury After you've suffered any type of head injury, if you're like most people, you just want things to go back to the way they were. If you're an athlete, you want to get back in the game. … [Read more...]
Traumatic Brain Injury
Different Tools for Diagnosing Traumatic Brain Injury
How Medical Professionals Identify TBIs In the immediate aftermath of any type of head trauma, it can be critical to get an accurate and timely diagnosis of the severity of your injuries, as that will help doctors determine the most appropriate … [Read more...]
The High-Risk Categories for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Are You More Likely to Suffer Head Trauma? Statistics compiled by the Centers for Disease Control consistently show that certain groups of people have higher rates of TBI than others. If you know that you or someone you love is in one of those … [Read more...]
How Long Is the Recovery Period After a Traumatic Brain Injury
How Long Before You Can Return to Normal Activities? What Is the Key to Your Recovery? If you’re like most people, when you’re hurt, you want to get back to your regular life as quickly as possible. The same is true when you suffer a traumatic brain … [Read more...]
Neuroplasticity and Your Recovery from a Traumatic Brain Injury
What Is Neuroplasticity? What Role Does It Play in Your Recovery from a TBI? In the aftermath of any type of head injury, your primary concerns will typically be about your potential recovery. How long will it take? How soon can you expect to return … [Read more...]
Sports and Traumatic Brain Injury
How Sports and Recreational Activity Contribute to the Incidence of TBIs Studies consistently show that a significant percentage of all traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are sustained in athletic competition or sports. The Centers for Disease Control … [Read more...]
How a Traumatic Brain Injury Affects Your Physical Health
The Impact of a TBI on Motor Skills and Physical Function Often, when we're thinking about the potential consequences of a traumatic brain injury, we consider only the impact on our cognitive skills, on our ability to engage in decision-making, to … [Read more...]
Strategies for Fighting Fatigue after a Head Injury
Things You Can Do to Maximize Your Energy after a TBI or Concussion When you've been involved in an accident and suffered any type of bump or blow to the head, it's common to go through a period where you struggle to find any injury. When you've had … [Read more...]
How Music Can Help Aid Your Recovery from a TBI
Studies Show that Music Can Help Build New Neural Pathways When you've been involved in any type of accident and sustained any type of traumatic brain injury (TBI), your first priority needs to be getting the medical attention you need. If … [Read more...]
Reducing Risk after a Traumatic Brain Injury
Activities to Avoid So that You Minimize the Likelihood of Complications Any type of traumatic brain injury, or TBI, has the potential for serious medical complications, even bumps or blows to the head that are considered mild or inconsequential. … [Read more...]
