Category Archives: Brain Injury Treatment

FREDERICK, Md. - A new movie is shining a bright light on Americas returning soldiers and the struggles they have with traumatic brain injury even after their battles have come to an end. Since Americas war on terrorism began, more than 350,000 servicemen and women have come home with traumatic brain injury, or TBI. Many soldiers call TBI the silent killer, leading 22 vets to take their own lives every single day. For director Matthew J.C., thats 22 - too many. "Our mission was to take 5 traumatic brain injury and PTSD suffering veterans and find out if we can give them a brain spec scan then twelve weeks of sessions of in-light wellness and light therapy" says Matthew J.C., film director. According to J.C. and his team, that light therapy is gaining ground as a new, effective form of treatment against TBI. "The in-light wellness system is a poly chromatic light therapy system thats treating traumatic brain injury with led and near-infrared light technology. You have the infrared light penetrating to get to the damaged cellular level which allows oxygen, carbon dioxide but most importantly nitric oxide" says Andrew Kelley, former army recon medic. There are dozens of symptoms … Continue reading →

Former Jets legend Joe Namath estimates that he suffered five concussions in his career. Decades later, another Jets great, Curtis Martin, remembers one particularly devastating hit that had him so dazed that he walked into the wrong huddle. Islanders hero Bob Nystrom said he suffered six concussions, including one that had the newlywed briefly forgetting his wifes name. These New York sports legends and others gathered at NYIT-Old Westbury this week to bring attention to the massive scale of head injuries in sports as part of the annual Head Injury Awareness Celebrity Sports Forum organized by the Hauppauge-based Head Injury Association. The event, which coincided with Brain Injury Awareness Month, drew a large crowd that included high school coaches and various professionals. Namath and his fellow athletes were part of a panel using their celebrity status to highlight the need for more research and education on concussions. Experts were also on hand to discuss new treatment options, including hyperbaric oxygen therapy, also known as HBOT, which is commonly associated with healing wounds. We need to discover more about our brains, we need to find out how to heal them, Namath told the crowd. So, lets stay after that. Lets stay … Continue reading →

myfox8.com Brain Injury Awareness: Concussions and Kids myfox8.com If a parent suspects their child has suffered a concussion or any type of head injury, they need to seek medical attention immediately for proper evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of the condition. It can take anywhere from two weeks to three months ... Originally posted here: Brain Injury Awareness: Concussions and Kids - myfox8.com … Continue reading →

Brain Injury Conference 3.JPG The eleventh annual Nebraska Brain Injury Conference is underway at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney. The two day conference is presented by the Brain Injury Alliance of Nebraska. It is featuring about 20 sessions, each one focusing on different aspects of brain injuries, treatment and rehabilitation. There is about 200 attendants ranging from medical professionals and caregivers to survivors. "My injury was 29 years ago, it was in Omaha," said Dale Johannes. He was a junior in high school when he was in a serious car crash. "In the accident I was broke 17 ribs, I punctured both my lungs, I shattered my jaw, I cracked my pelvis," said Johannes. "But, the worst thing that happened to me was the fact that I had the head injury." This brain injury left him temporarily mute. "Because of the head injury I couldn't speak for six weeks and when I could speak again I had the maturity level of a second grader," said Johannes. "I was seventeen at the time. I was in the hospital for three months and I went through an additional two months of out patient therapy. Now, nearly three decades later, Dale says … Continue reading →

Since Fort Campbells Intrepid Spirit Center opened more than two years ago, it has allowed staff to take a multidisciplinary approach to treating traumatic brain injuries and associated conditions. The center consolidates many different specialties under one roof to optimize the efficiency of the treatment offered to patients. Elsewhere, the National Intrepid Center of Excellence close to Washington, other similar centers such as the one at Fort Hood, along with centers operated by the Navy and Marine Corps all have the same treatment philosophy as Fort Campbells Intrepid Spirit Center. The Intrepid Spirit Center is using the heightened awareness about brain injuries during the Brain Injury Awareness Month observances in March to increase education about TBI on Fort Campbell. The monthlong observance is sponsored by the Brain Injury Association of America and supported by the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center. Staff members from the center go to clinics and educate providers about TBI, said Dr. Lynn Giarrizzo, who has been at Fort Campbell since 2007, first as an active-duty officer where she served as chief of the anesthesiology department for two years at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital. As a civilian she came back and stood up the pain program … Continue reading →

March 23, 2017 11:11 AM By Ann Liguori More Columns Joe Namaths return to Long Island on Wednesday was not about recalling the good oldays of leading the Jets to their Super Bowl III victory. Instead, he spoke at theHead Injury Awareness and Prevention Celebrity Sports Forum at the New York Institute of Technologys Center for Sports Medicine to increase awareness ofprotecting school-aged athletes from concussions. At the event, sponsored by the Head Injury Association, Namath was joined by other luminaries, including fellow former Jets Curtis Martin, Marty Lyons, John Nittiand Rich Caster; former heavyweight contender Gerry Cooney; and Hall of Fame jockey Ramon Dominguez, to name a few. They shared their stories of sufferingconcussions in their careers and how raising awareness of how to prevent and treat concussions is the best recourse. Namath spoke about the treatment hes been undergoing in hyperbaric oxygen therapy chambers and the progress Dr. Barry Miskin, the medical director of the Joe Namath Neurological Research Center in Jupiter, Florida, has made in helping Namath and others in treating traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Recalling that he endured five concussions while playing pro football, Namath told the audience that included coaches, athletic directors, teachersand brain injury … Continue reading →

Brain injury diagnosis: Timing is key Rhonda Ross, WZZM 1:39 PM. EDT March 23, 2017 New technology could help you control computers with your thoughts. (Photo: (Photo: Photo Disc)) GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. - Brain injury, and especially traumatic brain injury, can have life-changing impact on both survivors and families. The good news is, there are important resources available to both, right here in West Michigan. Dr. Aashish Deshpande is the Division Chief of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Spectrum Health and Tom Constand is President and CEO of The Brain Injury Association of Michigan. They joined us to talk about the diagnosis and treatment of brain injury, and how critical it is to seek help fast. Watch the full interview in the video above. Learn more at Brain Injury Association of Michiganor Spectrum Health. Make it easy to keep up to date with more stories like this. Download the WZZM 13 app now. Have a news tip? Email news@wzzm13.com, visit our Facebook page or Twitter. 2017 WZZM-TV Read the original: Brain injury diagnosis, treatment & support: Timing is everything - WZZM13.com … Continue reading →

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. A fundraiser is planned for Sunday at Twiggs Martini Bar in Bridgeport Brain injuries are complicated. There are no simple measures of treatment, and the injuries can create lasting challenges for people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their families. March is Brain Injury Awareness month and Faith and Had Walmer of Lake Oswego want to share information about brain injuries with the community. "Brain injuries are some of the least understood," Faith said. "It's an 'invisible disability.'" Had Walmer has a brain injury, the result of an auto accident he experienced in 1977. "I was in college and wasn't wearing a seat belt," he said. "I was in a coma for a week." His brain trauma continues, and he and Faith have developed support groups to deal with living with a brain injury. Had says meditation helps a great deal; he even teaches meditation to others with brain injuries. "It helps me find a place and peace where I can come from and return to," he said. The couple wants to make others aware of how easy brain injuries can occur, and how many go undetected. "Lots of people have brain injuries and … Continue reading →

March 22, 2017 5:41 PM OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) Concussion awareness has been on the rise for a few years now. Parents often ask what the best treatments are, and if they should even let their kids play contact sports. As CBS2s Dr. Max Gomez explained, the science of concussion treatment is changing rapidly, from total brain rest to gradual return to activities soon after an injury. Theres also been a change in attitudes among professional athletes who have had concussions about letting their kids play. I know there are a lot of friends and folks out there, I dont even know that can use some guidance and some help, New York Jets legend, Joe Namath said. Thats why Namath was on Long Island on Wednesday, to take part in the Head Injury Associations Brain Injury Awareness Sports Forum at the New York Institute of Technology. CBS2s Dr. Gomez moderated the event, as athletes gave varying opinions about their concussions and their sports. Heavyweight boxer Jerry Cooney and hall of fame jockey Ramon Dominguez dont want their children to follow in their footsteps, while New York Jets John Nitti and Marty Lyons said the life lessons gained from team sports … Continue reading →

(MENAFN Editorial) iCrowdNewswire - Mar 20, 2017 TBI Therapy, founded and managed by Dr. John Hughes, D.O., specializes in the treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI) using unique and effective procedures and protocols unlike any at found at modern rehabilitations clinics around the world. At TBI Therapy, it is our mission to leave no TBI untreated, which is why we have developed treatments that gives the body and brain exactly what it needs: oxygen, nutrition, and care. As a cutting-edge multimodal, regenerative approach to traumatic brain injury, the TBI Therapy protocol works to improve patients' mental, emotional, and physical conditions, finally giving the millions of Americans who are living with disabilities from brain trauma a better quality of life. Regenerate more effectively than ever with TBI Therapy, the future of traumatic brain injury treatment. Approximately 32% of brain injured patients have never received any medical care for their injury, and an average of 50,000 patients die every year from related complications. In Colorado, 40% of the 3.8 million residents 18 years or older about 1.5 million individuals have traumatic brain injuries, ranging from mild to severe. For people suffering from TBIs, symptoms include headaches, fatigue, light and sound sensitivity, memory … Continue reading →