Brain Injury Rehabilitation

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Telehealth and Brain Injury Rehabilitation

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 […]

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Continuum of Care for Brain Injury Rehabilitation in Home and Community

Head and spinal cord injuries have existed since the dawn of time. In fact “neurosurgery” is thought to be the oldest medical specialty of all time. Philosophers and physicians for thousands of years have tried to understand how the brain works. In 335 BC, Aristotle thought the brain was like a radiator that kept the

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Re-discovering Quality of Life After a Traumatic Brain Injury

RE-DISCOVERING QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY CHRISTINE BARANDA WEAVER, MAS, OTR/L, CLCP, C/NDT Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major public health problem resulting in the death and disabilities of young and productive people. Though the mortality of TBI has decreased substantially in recent years the disability due to TBI has not

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Aging in Place and Brain Injury

  Aging in Place and Brain Injury, A Convergence of Disabilities   CHRISTINE BARANDA WEAVER, MAS, OTR/L, CLCP, CBIS   Aging represents the accumulation of changes over time encompassing physical, psychological, and social changes. It is the greatest known risk factor for most human diseases.   According to the Population Reference Bureau report in January

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Quality of Life

“We need to re-think the service delivery in brain injury rehabilitation so that long after the rehabilitation has ended, persons with TBI will be able to maintain the gains they made during the in-patient rehabilitation. We must pay attention to providing the resources, support, services and preventing re-hospitalizations to meet the ultimate goal, which is

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