What Are the Primary Causes of Traumatic Brain Injury? Who Is Most Likely to Suffer a TBI? Every year, approximately three million people in the United States seek medical treatment for a traumatic brain injury, with about one in every ten spending some time in the hospital to recover. While many … [Read more...]
What You Need to Know about Concussions
What Is a Concussion? What Are the Telltale Signs? How Can You Maximize the Potential for Full Recovery? From movies to public service announcements to the news, you’ll find information about concussions just about every time you turn around. Recognizing the symptoms early and taking the right … [Read more...]
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)—What You Want to Avoid during Recovery
Activities that Can Impede Healing or Worsen Your Condition It’s estimated that as many as 3 million Americans seek medical care every year because of a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Though most mild traumatic brain injuries fully heal within two to four weeks, there are certain activities that can … [Read more...]
To Recover from a Concussion or Traumatic Brain Injury—Don’t Read a Book!
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...]
