Category Archives: Brain Injury Treatment

Jenna Hagist Statewide 7:10 p.m. EDT, March 18, 2014 This recognition was awarded to the Gaylord Center for Concussion Care on Friday, March 7 at the Brain Injury Alliance of Connecticut Annual Conference as an organization demonstrating outstanding effort that has resulted in the increase of public awareness of brain injury and prevention and has broadened community services available to individuals who have sustained a brain injury. Gaylord Specialty Healthcare is a not-for-profit long-term acute care hospital that specializes in the care and treatment of people with medically complex and intensive rehabilitation issues. With its main campus in Wallingford, Gaylord operates outpatient therapy centers in Wallingford and North Haven, and sleep medicine centers in Glastonbury, Guilford, North Haven and Trumbull. Read more: READER SUBMITTED: Gaylord Center For Concussion Care Recognized By The Brain Injury Alliance Of CT … Continue reading →

Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.) with Barbara Geiger-Parker, Chair of United States Brain Injury Alliance (USBIA) and President and CEO of Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey (BIANJ), at Brain Injury Awareness Day on Capitol Hill on March 12, ... TRENTON, N.J., March 17, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The United States Brain Injury Alliance (USBIA) stands with Congressmen Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.) to support his introduction of the National Brain Injury Research and Treatment Act of 2014. The proposed legislation, which is co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Thomas Rooney, (R-F.L.), will require the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to create a national system to keep track of how often traumatic brain injuries (TBI) happen to help researchers develop ways to prevent and treat brain injuries. "I couldn't be prouder of the leadership of Congressman Pascrell," states Barbara Geiger-Parker, Chair of USBIA and President and CEO of the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey. "We have worked closely with the Congressman who is the founding Co-Chair of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force. His dedication to this issue is unparalleled." According to the CDC, an estimated 1.7 million people sustain a TBI each year, making it a contributing factor to a third … Continue reading →

By Greg Vellner 21st Century Media News Service Officials said the township zoning board must impose six conditions if it grants any approval for construction of the two-story, 16,000-square-foot facility on the south side of Street Road, east of the Southampton Post Office. The center, on a 6.5-acre tract zoned Residential-2, also is to include five 4,200-square-foot single-story buildings to house a maximum total of 40 patients ages 18 and older. The township wants the conditions to be imposed by the zoning hearing board in the event that the zoning hearing board grants the special exception or approval of an unspecified use, states the motion approved unanimously by the supervisors. The plan, by Delaware Valley Residential Care of Chalfont, has raised the ire of some homeowners because, they said in public hearings, it will negatively affect real estate values and because patients potentially pose a threat to nearby residents. A public hearing on the plan continues March 19 before the zoning board. The conditions sought by township supervisors include: DVRC must establish property along the rear of the proposed center as open space in perpetuity; a fence 6 to 8 feet in height must be installed along the front, both … Continue reading →

March is Brain Awareness Month. With summer sports just around the corner, I thought that it would be a very appropriate time to ask the doctors of High Mountain Brain and Spine to educate us on concussions. Drs. Feler and Miller spoke at the Eagle County Senior Expo this past year and educated the audience on brain and spinal issues. We are fortunate to have these amazing resources with our valley, considering the active outdoor lifestyles we live. Its not really a fashion statement, but it can absolutely add that final touch to an outfit as well as save your life. A helmet is one of the most important things you can put on before playing in the snow, on the river, in the dirt or climbing over rocks. While helmets may not always prevent serious head injury, they do a great job limiting the severity of injury to our most important body part our brain. Yet despite an increase in helmet use, doctors are seeing an increase in the number of concussions within their clinics, especially in active individuals and athletes. A concussion is a traumatic brain injury; its defined as an alteration of consciousness as a result of … Continue reading →

March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month, designed to raise awareness and educate the public on prevention, research, and treatment of brain injuries. A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can happen anytime, anywhere, and to anyone. In fact, 2.4 million people sustain brain injuries in the U.S each year, resulting in a lifetime of physical, cognitive, and behavioral challenges. Goodwill of Western & Northern Connecticut, a non-profit organization that provides employment and support services to people with disabilities and other challenges, is working hard to improve the quality of life for all individuals impacted by brain injuries. William has been working with the Goodwill staff for several years and is expected to receive an Associates Degree in General Studies this May. He credits his progress to the staff at Goodwill for helping him every step of the way to overcome his life-long injury. TBIs are caused by falls (35%), car crashes (17%), workplace accidents (16%), assaults (10%), and other serious injuries (21%). The effects of brain injuries are complex and vary greatly from person to person depending on the cause, location and severity. About Goodwill of Western & Northern Connecticut: Goodwill of Western & Northern Connecticut is a non-profit organization that … Continue reading →

Contact Information Available for logged-in reporters only Newswise March is national Brain Injury Awareness Month. The University of South Carolina has many distinguished neuroscience researchers who study brain injury resulting from stroke, sports and physical injury and cognitive and movement disorders. The researchers below conduct their research through the universitys McCausland Center for Brain Imaging and the Institute for Mind and Brain. To interview one of the faculty members below, contact Peggy Binette or Jeff Stensland in the Office of Media Relations at 803-777-7704, peggy@mailbox.sc.edu; or 803-777-3686, stenslan@mailbox.sc.edu Chris Rorden is a SmartState Chair and Professor of Neuroimaging and co-director of the McCausland Center for Brain Imaging. Rorden, one of the universitys top neuroscience researchers, is an expert in brain injury and can discuss the difficulties with speech and perception that can result from stroke, epilepsy and other neurological disorders. He also can discuss the benefits of recently developed non-invasive techniques for observing and stimulating the brain, which he uses in his research. Rorden teaches graduate and higher level courses including ones on traumatic brain injury, sensation and perception and functional brain imaging. Rutvik Desai is an associate professor of psychology with a background in computer and cognitive sciences. As … Continue reading →

Pete Benda suffered a traumatic brain injury and a severely broken femur when he fell 30 feet Oct, 26, 2012. He was setting up theater lights when he fell. His family is grateful for all the help and support they have received at Primary Children's Hospital. Pete Benda SANDY Nearly 18 months ago, Pete Benda, a freshman at Juan Diego Catholic High School, fell 30 feet while getting lights ready for a theater production. The 15-year-old suffered a severely broken femur and a traumatic brain injury. At first, Pete's family was told he may never wake up from a coma. Today, he's not only surviving, he's thriving. Pete joked around with his parents Monday as he cooked some eggs in their Sandy home. Im the 0.5 percent, he said. We say Petes our miracle, said his mother, Chris Benda. After Pete's accident Oct. 26, 2012, he was taken to a hospital for 2 weeks. But when they started talking about nursing homes, they moved him to Primary Childrens Hospital, which has a neurorehabilitation unit on the second floor. "We say the first hospital saved his life, but Primary Childrens saved our boy, Chris Benda said. Here is the original post: … Continue reading →

Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, in partnership with the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, officially launched Brain Injury Awareness Month March 6 during an open house at the Intrepid Pavilion, reaffirming the ongoing commitment of both organizations to providing world-class TBI care to servicemembers. March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, and the open house event highlighted several organizations and their efforts to prevent TBI as well as provide care to those servicemembers who have sustained a brain injury. Since 2000, more than 294,000 servicemembers have sustained a traumatic brain injury, with about 80 percent occurring in the at home environment, according to Col. Sidney Hinds, II, DVBIC national director. These numbers indicate the militarys role in supporting veterans, wounded warriors, and their Families, which becomes increasingly more important as the brain injury research advances. Clearly, we are not going to stop seeing traumatic brain injuries even in times of no war, said Navy Capt. Jennifer Vedral-Baron, Belvoir hospital director. So that means despite any operations tempo, we have a lot of work to do, and that work continues daily. Despite the increase in the numbers of TBI in both the military and the civilian population over the past decade, the … Continue reading →

Pete Benda suffered a traumatic brain injury and a severely broken femur when he fell 30 feet Oct, 26, 2012. He was setting up theater lights when he fell. His family is grateful for all the help and support they have received at Primary Children's Hospital. Pete Benda SANDY Nearly 18 months ago, Pete Benda, a freshman at Juan Diego Catholic High School, fell 30 feet while getting lights ready for a theater production. The 15-year-old suffered a severely broken femur and a traumatic brain injury. At first, Pete's family was told he may never wake up from a coma. Today, he's not only surviving, he's thriving. Pete joked around with his parents Monday as he cooked some eggs in their Sandy home. Im the 0.5 percent, he said. We say Petes our miracle, said his mother, Chris Benda. After Pete's accident Oct. 26, 2012, he was taken to a hospital for 2 weeks. But when they started talking about nursing homes, they moved him to Primary Childrens Hospital, which has a neurorehabilitation unit on the second floor. "We say the first hospital saved his life, but Primary Childrens saved our boy, Chris Benda said. Go here to see the … Continue reading →

Knoxville, TN (PRWEB) March 13, 2014 March is Brain Injury Awareness Month hosted by the Brain Injury Association of America. Brookhaven Retreat recognizes that emotional injuries to the brain can be just as damaging as physical injuries. This month, Brookhaven Retreat focuses on the various methods used to heal women who suffer from emotional brain injuries such as posttraumatic stress disorder. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder results from experiencing traumatic events. It is an anxiety disorder that may begin immediately after a trauma, but can even show up years later. PTSD prevents the body from healing itself from trauma, leaving long-term changes to the brain. According to research, women are at higher risk for developing PTSD. Nearly half of all women experience a traumatic event in their life including, sexual assault. Although PTSD can co-occur with other mental health issues such as borderline personality disorder, substance abuse and depression, it is important to differentiate them and avoid common misdiagnoses. Repeated or pro-longed trauma hinders the development of effective interpersonal skills, emotional regulation and distress tolerance skills. Women suffering from PTSD relive the trauma through night terrors and flashbacks. Women may try to avoid trigger events, isolating themselves, or turn to substance abuse … Continue reading →