A traumatic brain injury is a type of acquired brain injury resulting from sudden trauma to the head which disrupts the normal function of the brain. A traumatic brain injury can have both short-term and long-term effects that can drastically alter an individual’s quality of life – either temporarily or permanently. Traumatic brain injuries affect …
The lumbar portion of the spinal cord is located at the lower portion of the back beginning at the end of the thoracic spine and ending above the sacral spine. The lumbar spinal cord consists of five lumbar vertebrae and five pairs of spinal nerve roots labeled as L-1 through L-5. While the spinal cord …
The thoracic portion of the spinal cord is located in the upper and middle back beginning at the base of your neck at the end of the cervical spine and ending at the bottom of your rib cage right above the lumbar spine. The thoracic spinal cord consists of 12 thoracic vertebrae and 12 pairs …
The spinal cord is an intricate network of nerve fibers that receive signals from various parts throughout the body. There are 31 pairs within this system, and each one carries an important message to your brain or controls certain functions. The spinal cord runs inside the vertebral column, and vertebral column protects the entire spinal …
After an injury, a TBI patient is at their lowest point, and they don’t think anything is possible. There’s a feeling of loss and mourning with a traumatic brain injury because there are so many things a patient won’t be able to do again. Recreation is something that defines us as individuals. It makes us …
The creative process of making art enables traumatic brain injury survivors to support healing. The brain injured person remembers who they were before the accident. They had hopes and dreams before the injury and when those are taken away suddenly, a heightened feeling of failure and loss takes over. They have to grieve for the …
Music does so many wonderful things for the body and the brain. It’s a cure-all that energizes, eases, distresses, and evokes positive emotions. Everyone has their own personalized connection to music. The songs you love in good times and bad help create the most memorable moments of your life. You remember who you were dancing with …
NeuroPraxis, an outcome-oriented home, and community brain injury program hosted a webinar on Covid-19 and Brain Injury. Brain injury clinicians are now dealing with the neurological consequences of Covid-19 and the behavioral problems that follow. Covid-19 exacerbates the recovery process and attacks not just the respiratory system but also causes brain issues like strokes, hemorrhaging, …
Telehealth or telemedicine means different things to different people, but in its broadest definition it is the “remote treatment or diagnosis of patients using telecommunications”. Telehealth is a blanket term that covers all medical care that is provided with the use of telecommunications technology. A simple example is a doctor conducting a consultation with a …
A single concussion has the ability to cause life-changing and lasting impacts. Even the slightest brain injury can cause severe damage or even death. If you see someone with two broken arms then you understand immediately their deficits. But with brain injury, the problems are locked deep inside and they have to be teased out …
Brain and spinal cord injury rehab in the comfort of your own home. Neuropraxis is a leader in the area of brain and spinal cord injury rehabilitation.
