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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Sign up for 60 minutes Healing Session: Monday, March 1, 6 PM (PST) Dr. Krista Augius, DPT will lead a 60-minute deep healing session with the goal of reaching a calmer and more peaceful state of mind, body, and spirit. The breath is our source of life. It is the first thing that we do that
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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
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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,
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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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Former rapper and founder of Beats By Dre was rushed to Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles due to a brain aneurysm in early January. Dr. Dre was admitted directly to intensive care where doctors announced that he was “stable and lucid.” His post on Instagram indicated all was well. “Thanks to my family, friends,
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