The Tools for Assessing the Level of a TBI When you've suffered any type of bump, blow or trauma to your neck and head, where there is a potential for injury to your brain, you need to seek immediate medical attention. If you don't go to a hospital emergency room or an urgent care facility, you … [Read more...]
The Potential Physical Complications of a Traumatic Brain Injury
A TBI Can Have Physical Ramifications, as Well as Mental Consequences Often, when we think about the impact of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), we tend to focus on how the injury affects us emotionally or intellectually. We think specifically about memory and learning issues, challenges with focus … [Read more...]
Recognizing the Early Warning Signs of Traumatic Brain Injury
Knowing When You Have Suffered a TBI and What You Need to Do As with most injuries, a traumatic brain injury (TBI) will often have the best outcome with early diagnosis and treatment. Medical professionals will typically have more options to minimize the impact and consequences, and can direct you … [Read more...]
Minimizing the Risk of Head Injury in Winter Sports
Steps You Can Take to Avoid a Concussion or Other Traumatic Brain Injury Winter is here and while for many, it's a time spent mostly indoors, many of us look forward to having some fun in the snow. Maybe you're heading up in the mountains or you have a ski trip planned to one of the many resorts … [Read more...]
Treating the Different Types of Brain Injury
What Can Happen When You Suffer a Bump or Blow to the Head According to estimates by the Centers for Disease Control, more than 1.5 million people seek treatment every year for a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Even though your brain is well-protected inside your skull, there are still many different … [Read more...]
Wishing You And Yours A Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
We are sending holiday cheer to you in the hopes that you and your family have a very Merry Christmas and a healthy New Year. As we look forward to 2022 we humbly pray that the new year brings a new sense of peace and joy as we enter the new year ready for a return to normalcy and … [Read more...]
Returning to an Active Lifestyle after a Concussion
Tips for Minimizing the Risk of another Concussion Whether you're an amateur or professional athlete, one of the first things you want to do after any type of injury is get back in the game. With a concussion or head injury, though, you need to be careful about how you reintegrate your sport back … [Read more...]
Tips for Maximizing Your Recovery from a Concussion
Steps You Can Take to Improve Your Chances of a Better Outcome Statistics indicate that as many as four million Americans seek medical care every year for treatment of a concussion. About four of every five people are able to return to the normal activities of life within 14 days. There are, … [Read more...]
Concussion Recovery and Screen Time
Does Your Screen Time Negatively Affect Your Recovery? In the aftermath of a concussion or other traumatic brain injury, one of the common symptoms many people have is an extreme sensitivity to light, particularly to light from television screens and handheld devices. According to the United States … [Read more...]
Happy Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving, we are immensely grateful, that with all the changes in our world, we have friends and family with whom we can gather. Let us take time this year to live in gratitude for the bounty we experience all around us. … [Read more...]
