traumatic brain injuries

Man Regains Walking Ability Using His Own Brain Waves

...  Walking Ability Using His Own Brain Waves Fritz became paralyzed due to a spinal cord injury. He was in the hospital for about six weeks. For another month or so, he was in inpatient rehabilitation. “You go to a rehabilitation center to learn how to live your life in a wheelchair,” explained … Read more on Healthline Can physical therapy help brain injury? A traumatic brain injury (also known as TBI) occurs as a result of trauma to the head, leading to damage to the brain itself. Traumatic brain injuries can result from numerous types of injuries including automobile accidents, contact sports, or falls … Read more on Sampson Independent Read ...

READER SUBMITTED: Gaylord Center for Concussion Care Recognized by

...  to the Gaylord Center for Concussion Care on Friday, March 7 at the Brain Injury Alliance of Connecticut Annual Conference as an organization demonstrating outstanding effort that has resulted in the increase of public … Read more on Hartford Courant Baby your brain: Know the signs of TBI, get plenty of rest and keep an eye out … WIESBADEN, Germany (Feb. 28, 2014) — Blurry vision, dizziness, mood swings, sleep problems and memory problems: these are all symptoms of traumatic brain injuries, or TBIs, and can last from a few days to a lifetime, depending on the treatment and … Read more on United States Army (press release) Read ...

Putin Visits Freestyle Skier Komissarova in Hospital After Spinal Cord Surgery

...  her the speediest recovery,” presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, adding that her doctor had brief the head of state on her condition and the results of the surgery she had had after the fall … Read more on The Voice of Russia Northeast Rehab welcomes Danes Glostrup Hospital officials are planning to build the first neuro-rehabilitation facility in their country. This new facility will house highly specialized rehabilitation services for patients with spinal cord injuries and traumatic brain injuries … Read more on Foster’s Daily Democrat Read ...

Is There Anything I Can Do for My Friend With Seizures and Maybe Ptsd?

by Truthout.org Question by As it should be: Is there anything I can do for my friend with seizures and maybe ptsd? I’ve only known her a month maybe, I know she has bad seizures sometimes, she says, I think I witnessed a petit mal in Carls Jr. at first I thought it was a panic attack but after she just stared blankly ahead for a few minutes at the drink bar until she finally sat down with me and was shaking a little. Her ex husband messed with her mind, I asked and she said he threw rocks at her sometimes. Oh, she had meningitis as a kid, that’s why she’s messed up too. I know anxiety, I’m diagnozed schizo affective with bipolar my medicine is working. Read more... ...

Spinal Cord Injury Rehab: Getting Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer

Accidents are not just accidents, in as much there are some that are unavoidable some are just due to shear negligence on the part of somebody. There are different injuries that a person can sustain from an accident such as bone fracture, skin bruising, brain injuries and traumatic spinal cord injuries. A number of these may heal with time with proper medical care but some such as traumatic brain injuries and spinal cord damage cannot heal with time. In fact statistics indicate that of the 1.5 million people who suffer spinal cord injuries in United States annually, 500,000 of them die. This is devastating and the affected family needs to see that justice has been served. Unlike other accident injury cases, spinal cord injuries are unique. It is for this reason that if you know of a friend or family members who has suffered spinal cord injuries that you help them get in ...

A Tour of Sinai Hospital’s Neurological Rehabilitation Center

...  Tour of Sinai Hospital’s Neurological Rehabilitation Center – http://www.lifebridgehealth.org/SinaiRehabilitationCenter/LouisandPhyllisFriedmanNeurologicalRehabilitation.aspx The Louis and Phyllis Friedman Neurological …   Traumatic Brain Injury among the Sri Lankan Combat Veterans The victims experience emotional liability, sensory impairments, neuro- cognitive deficits and spasticity following traumatic brain injuries. Traumatic brain injury is a common cause of neurological damage and disability among civilians and servicemen … Read more on Lankaweb Read ...

What Kinds of Medicines Do Phsiayrists Prescribe?

Question by Sarah: What kinds of medicines do phsiayrists prescribe? No I do not mean psychologist or psychiatrist. I mean a physiatrist who deals with spinal cord injuries or back problems. I was In a wreck and have back pain and some anxiety issues now. Do they just prescribe pain medicine or do they also do anxiety medicine? Best answer: Answer by NullnA licensed MD can prescribe any medication for any condition he can assess. It seems unlikely that your phsiayrist (or whateva) can diagnose your anxiety. Read more... ...