For months after having Covid-19, 37-year-old Chelsea Alioner struggled with headaches, dizziness, and brain fog so intense she said “it felt like early dementia,” according to an interview in the New York Times. Chelsea is part of a group who have been sick with Covid for over 80 days. We’ve all heard of Covid Brain […]
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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
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“We need to re-think the service delivery in brain injury rehabilitation so that long after the rehabilitation has ended, persons with TBI will be able to maintain the gains they made during the in-patient rehabilitation. We must pay attention to providing the resources, support, services and preventing re-hospitalizations to meet the ultimate goal, which is