NPR Tackles TBI During Wartime
National Public Radio (NPR) had an excellent piece today called “Helping Troops Recover from Brain Injuries,” which recounted the story of Steve Cobbs, an army sargeant who sustained a TBI…
ReadArchive for November, 2005
Link Between TBI and Aging
As part of our continuing exploration into the issue of aging and brain injury, I thought it might be helpful to refer to a study conducted a few years ago…
ReadThanksgiving in a Brain Injury Rehab
What do the holidays look like for a person recuperating from a traumatic brain injury? This year, many of our brain-injured patients will be going to a local mall to…
ReadOlympic Skier’s Life Story After TBI
There’s a new book out about the Olympic gold-medalist Bill Johnson, who survived a traumatic brain injury in 2001. Here’s a brief description about his story: “Bill Johnson was known…
ReadThe Meditated Brain
The November issue of Neuroreport is getting widespread press coverage for its report on newly-discovered effects of meditation on the brain: “Brain imaging of regular working folks who meditate regularly…
ReadWhat’s Going On In Your State?
Yesterday I had the opportunity to chat with a social worker at Mid Missouri Mental Health Center in Columbia, Missouri about the state of brain injury in his area. Pretty…
ReadArkansas CMSA Conference
This week found me at the Arkansas Case Management Society of America’s annual shindig for providers–the theme, as you may guess from the Pink Panther pic below, was Crime Scene…
ReadGoing Backwards in TBI
Every so often, I come across news clips like the following:” A provider of brain injury rehabilitation services is closing its South Portland center, blaming reductions in the state’s Medicaid…
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