Month: September 2016

When you are diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury, medical professionals will base your treatment plan on many different factors. They should evaluate where the brain damage occurred, how severely damaged your brain tissue is, your individual symptoms, whether you have lost any amount of consciousness, and whether you have any threats of serious complications. Treatment plans can range from…

Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) occur any time head trauma, vibrations, or oxygen deprivation cause damage to the delicate tissue of your brain. Because the brain is the control center of your entire body and its functioning, the effects of brain damage affect the way different parts of your body work. The brain in also in charge of your emotions and…

Traumatic brain injuries,1 or TBIs, are an extremely serious type injury that can occur when people hit their heads on objects or when their heads jerk quickly back and forth in a way that makes the brain move around within the skull. The most common form of TBI, of which most readers will have probably heard, is a concussion. TBIs…

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1 (CDC), falls cause 81 percent of all traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) among adults over 65 years old. TBIs are an extremely serious type of injury that can have long-term effects, even in relatively minor cases. Fortunately, the CDC had provided older adults with some ways that they can reduce their risk…

Over the past few years, traumatic brain injury (TBI) have become a hot topic. It seems like no matter where you turn, the issue is being discussed. The medical issues it creates, the legal problems that are rising for those who have been negligent and even research from the medical field is all converging into a conversation that seems inescapable.…