Why You May Want to Avoid Reading in the Initial Stages of Recovery You’ve been in a car accident, had a slip and fall or banged your head in some recreational activity. Your brain and your body need some rest. Why not curl up with a good book and let a good author entertain you while you heal? Not … [Read more...]
The Basic Things You Need to Know about Concussions
What Happens | The Signs of a Concussion | How You Should Respond Millions of Americans seek medical treatment every year for concussions, a form of mild traumatic brain injury. In the majority of situations, concussion victims make a full recovery within a couple weeks. Concussions can, however, … [Read more...]
What You Can Expect When Recovering from a Traumatic Brain Injury
What Type of Functionality Can You Recover? How Long Will It Take? You've been diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury. Your first concerns are going to be about your recovery. What are your chances of returning to the life you had before your TBI? What types of functionality can you expect to get … [Read more...]
How a Neurologist Can Help You after a Concussion
Why Your Primary Care Physician May Refer You to a Neurologist If you've suffered any type of trauma to your head or neck in a car accident, workplace mishap or slip and fall, your first visit should be to your primary care physician. Your doctor will have the tools, resources, knowledge and … [Read more...]
What Causes a Concussion?
What Happens in Your Body When You Suffer a Concussion? If you've been in any type of accident—a motor vehicle collision, a workplace incident or a slip and fall—and you've have a bump or blow to the head, or had your neck or head snapped violently back and forth, you may start experiencing the … [Read more...]
Factors that Can Affect Your Recovery from a Traumatic Brain Injury
Conditions that Can Limit/Promote Improved Brain Health after a TBI In the aftermath of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), you want to take all the right steps to ensure full and timely recovery of all brain function and other health. You need to be careful about how you respond to a TBI, as certain … [Read more...]
Seven Strategies for the Hours, Days and Weeks after a Concussion
How to Maximize Your Health in the Immediate Aftermath of a Head Injury When you have suffered any type of bump or blow to your head, or have sustained any type of injury involving the violent snapping back and forth of your neck or head, the chances are great that you'll have a concussion. There's … [Read more...]
Are There Medications to Treat Traumatic Brain Injury?
Can Prescription or Over-the-Counter Drugs Help Alleviate the Symptoms of TBI? When you've suffered a bump or blow to the head, or you've had trauma to your head, neck, shoulders or upper body, there's always a risk that you've sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI). With the wonders of modern … [Read more...]
What to Look for after a Traumatic Brain Injury
The Symptoms of TBI | Determining the Severity In the minutes, hours, days, weeks and months after any bump or blow to the head, it's essential to pay attention to a wide range of factors to recognize the symptoms of traumatic brain injury and determine the severity of such injury. A TBI will … [Read more...]
The Relationship between Gender and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
The Impact of Gender on Rates of Injury and Treatment Every year, nearly three million Americans seek treatment in an emergency room for what will ultimately be diagnosed as a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Data compiled by the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) indicates that men and women … [Read more...]
