brain injury rehabilitation

Brain Injury Rehabilitation Center to Close Friday

Brain injury rehabilitation center to close Friday Filed under: rehab centers in massachusetts After 28 years of caring for patients with brain injuries, the Neuro-Rehabilitation Center at Middleboro is scheduled to close Friday despite last-minute attempts between the state and the care provider to reach an arrangement to keep the facility open … Read more on Boston.com   Prime Healthcare Services, Owner Of OC Hospitals, Fined For Breaching … Filed under: rehab centers in massachusetts ...

Ravens' Ray Lewis to Return Sooner Than Expected, Report Says

Ravens' Ray Lewis to return sooner than expected, report says Filed under: rehab centers in san diego By placing him on injured reserve-designated for return, the Ravens tellingly bought into the possibility that Lewis could rehab the arm injury and get back on the field sooner than expected. Related; Mike Preston grades the Ravens' 16-13 win over … Read more on Baltimore Sun (blog)   KSO Receives Getty Music and Wellness Grant Filed under: rehab centers in san diego Read more... ...

Brain Injury Rehab Facility in Lubbock Being Built

...  Injury Rehab Facility in Lubbock being built – Heartbeat, KAMC 28 News series, features the new Transitional Leanring Center, a 16-bed brain injury rehabilitation facility, being built in Covenant Health System’s Lakeside campus in Lubbock, Texas. This new center replicates the Transitional Learning Center in Galveston, TX.   by Mr. Kimberly Banasiewicz to return home Filed under: brain injury rehab center On September 24, DK Bicycles BMX pro Brett Banasiewicz was transported to the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Ga. to begin rehabilitation on a traumatic brain injury suffered on August 23 in Virginia Beach, Va. ...

The GOP Would Ban Stem Cell Research, in Your Opinion a Good Idea or Bad Idea, and Why?

Question by bad girl: The GOP would ban stem cell research, in your opinion a good idea or bad idea, and why? Stem cells bring back feeling for paralysed patients Source: New Scientist Stem cells bring back feeling for paralysed patients 14:38 03 September 2012 by Andy Coghlan For the first time, people with broken spines have recovered feeling in previously paralysed areas after receiving injections of neural stem cells. Read more... ...

What Do Changes to Acute Inpatient Rehab Mean?

...  Do Changes to Acute Inpatient Rehab Mean? – bit.ly Medicare changes to Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation facilities has resulted in a reduction in acute rehab beds and facilities, causing many patients to rely on nursing home rehab for brain injury rehabilitation, complex orthopedic rehabilitation, spinal rehabilitation, stroke rehab and various neuro-degenerative rehabilitations such as Parkinson’s. Understanding the distinctions between nursing homes and acute inpatient rehab centers could be important for your vitality and well-being. Nancy Zyrkowski, program director, and Dr. Mario Giorgianni, medical director at El Camino Hospital’s Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Center in Los Gatos, California, talk about ...

Newnan Cancer Treatment Center Holds Grand Opening

...  cancer treatment center holds grand opening Filed under: rehab centers in ga The Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Southeastern Regional Medical Center, a state-of-the-art regional medical facility, held its grand opening Tuesday evening. The gala event was attended by hundreds of cancer patients, caregivers and members of … Read more on LaGrange Daily News   Benefit jam planned for Banasiewicz Filed under: rehab centers in ga Before Brett Banasiewicz moved to a traumatic brain injury rehabilitation center in Atlanta, Ga. yesterday following a crash in Virginia Beach on August 23, Aaron Cooke and the Athlete Recovery Fund (ARF) learned that Brett's insurance would not cover … Read more on ESPN (blog) Read ...

Pediatric Versus Adult Rehabilitation After Brain Injury

...  Versus Adult Rehabilitation After Brain Injury – Question answered by Brian D. Greenwald, MD. Dr. Greenwald is currently an assistant professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, he is the medical director of Brain Injury Rehabilitation at the Mount Sinai Hospital’s Rehabilitation Center in New York City. He is the medical director for Rehabilitation Specialists, a day and residential program for people with brain injury, in Fair Lawn, NJ (www.rehab-specialists.com). He is also a consultant for brain injury program at Park Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rego Park, Queens (www.park-terrace.com), and the co-project director for the New York Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems ...