Knowing When a Bump to the Head May Be Serious The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports more than 200,000 hospitalizations and approximately 70,000 deaths every year for traumatic brain injury in the United States. While estimates are that three of every four traumatic brain injuries are mild … [Read more...]
The Telltale Symptoms of a Concussion
What Is a Concussion? How To Know If You've Suffered a Concussion Statistics indicate that as many as 3.8 million Americans seek treatment every year for some level of concussion and that up to 10% of such injuries go unreported. Concussions are known to have potentially serious consequences. … [Read more...]
How Advantage Healthcare Systems Can Help You After a Head Injury
Why It's in Your Best Interest to See Your Primary Care Doctor After a Bump or Blow to the Head When you suffer any type of bump or blow to the head, chances are good that you've sustained a concussion or some other level of traumatic brain injury (TBI). You may think that you need to immediately … [Read more...]
Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury—The Same Thing?
Are They Different? If So, How? Over the past decade, there has been a lot of press about concussions and other traumatic brain injuries, or TBIs. Often, the terms get used interchangeably, suggesting that they may be one and the same thing. Is that accurate? If not, what's the difference between a … [Read more...]
Ways that You Can Help Your Loved Ones after a Concussion or TBI
How You Can Best Support a Friend or Family Member after a Traumatic Brain Injur When your loved one has suffered any type of bump or blow to the head, you want to get them to an experienced medical professional as soon as possible, so that they can get all the care they need. But their recovery … [Read more...]
How to Tell If Someone Else Has Suffered a Concussion
Observing the Symptoms of a Concussion in Other People When someone has suffered a serious head injury, it's often the bystanders or other people present who will be in the best position to determine whether it's serious, requiring immediate medical attention. Often, the victims of a concussion or … [Read more...]
How to Tell If You’ve Suffered a Concussion
The Telltale Signs to Look for after a Bump or Blow to the Head You live an active lifestyle—maybe you're actively involved in sports or you have hobbies that put you at risk for an occasional slip and fall or bump to the head. When it happens, you want to just shake it off and stay in the game or … [Read more...]
Determining the Severity of a Head Injury
The Glasgow Coma Scale—How It Is Used to Assess Head Trauma When you've suffered any type of trauma to your head or brain, it's essential to make a determination, as soon as possible, of the severity of your injury, so that medical professionals can take the right steps to minimize potential injury … [Read more...]
The Early Warning Signs of a Traumatic Brain Injury
The Early Warning Signs of a Traumatic Brain Injury How to Know When It's More than Just a Bump on the Noggin We all bang our heads on something from time to time…bending over to pick something up off the ground, opening a car door, having something fall when we open a cabinet or cupboard. More … [Read more...]
When Is a Head Injury Serious Enough to Stop What You Are Doing?
Should You Treat Any Bump on the Head as a Potential Concussion/TBI? You're physically active, regularly involved in some recreational sports…and you play hard. Occasionally, you'll suffer some type of blow to your head…you may get an elbow to the noggin going up for a rebound or you may do a … [Read more...]
