Acquired Brain Injury: A type of brain injury sustained through an event that occurs sometime after birth. Activities of Daily Living (ADL): The routine, everyday self-care activities of personal hygiene such as bathing and dressing, as well as such activities as feeding and walking. Acute Care: Specialized hospital care for patients requiring specific types of …
How does Speech Therapy after Traumatic Brain Injury facilitate healing? After Jesús fell off the truck and hit his head, his memory was so damaged, that he couldn’t even remember he had a construction job. He was confused and irritable but most notedly, he could not speak. He also didn’t know the alphabet or the …
Brain injury case management paves the road to recovery to avoid setbacks and breakdowns. Jeremy was working on an oil rig near Bakersfield CA when the accident happened. In February of 2016, he received a traumatic brain injury when brutally pulled into a lathe while repairing it. A CT scan revealed skull fractures, a hematoma, …
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, 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 …
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.
