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 […]
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We see the headlines over and over again, an athlete who had a history of concussions has committed suicide or worse like the horrific crime that unfolded in North Carolina recently when former NFL player Philip Adams shot and killed 5 people before taking his own life. His father Alonzo said, “I can say he’s
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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
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NeuroPraxis, an outcome-oriented home, and community brain injury program hosted a webinar on Covid-19 and Brain Injury.
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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,
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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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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
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LOS ANGELES – March 4, 2021 — Neuropraxis, an outcome-oriented home, and community brain injury program, announced that it will host a webinar on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at 12 PM PST featuring its founder and CEO, Christine Weaver. The webinar will focus on Covid-19 and Brain Injury: Living with a Brain Injury During the
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Brain Injuries Awareness recognizes the month of March as an important time to bring attention to the prevention of traumatic brain injury. It’s also an opportunity to promote strategies that improve the quality of life for people living with TBI. According to the CDC, there were over 2 million emergency department visits, 280,000 hospitalizations, and
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How does occupational therapy help brain injury rehabilitation? Armando did not know who he was or where he was after the car accident. He had fallen asleep at the wheel and was in a coma for 2 weeks, unable to open his eyes or respond to any stimuli. Every lobe of his brain was damaged
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