For patients with serious brain injuries, there’s a strong link between sleep patterns and recovery. A study of 30 patients hospitalized for moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries found that sleep quality and brain function improved in tandem, researchers reported Wednesday in the journal Neurology. Patients who still had low levels of consciousness and cognitive…
Feelings of anxiety, worries, low mood, irritability and sleep problems are all common after a mild head injury. There are hundreds of ways to relax. If you have something that works for you then please use it. Some people relax by gardening, walking, swimming, reading a book. However, your symptoms might mean that you have…
One aspect of whole-body mental health is the relationship between head injuries and suicidal behavior, which has been studied for some time. Researchers at the Suicide Prevention Center in Denmark have conducted a 10-year study and found the incidence of suicidal behavior increases by 75 percent following head injury. New research reported in the Journal…
Dear Friends, A reminder for all of our “little one’s.” Helmets when biking. No diving into the shallow end. TBI can happen in a second. TBI recovery can take years. Be safe. Enjoy all of your fun in the sun. (Alex)
Valentina Shevchenko made the first successful defense of her flyweight title with a thunderous knockout of Jessica Eye at UFC 238 on Saturday in Chicago. Shevchenko eventually clinched with Eye and took her to the canvas where the fight remained for the better part of the opening frame. Shevchenko maintained top position for most of…
In the hours since a foul ball struck a little girl during the Chicago Cubs’ game with the Astros on Wednesday night, Andy Zlotnick said he heard from the daughter of a 79-year-old Los Angeles Dodgers fan who died last year. “They’re not even a year into their grieving and this really triggers it,” he…
A woman suffered severe brain injuries after she was attacked by a bird at Disney World, according to a lawsuit. Lisa Dixon was allegedly left with a traumatic brain injury and herniated discs in her neck after the animal struck her in the head at Disney World Resort in Florida in May 2017. Her lawyer…
Hello Friends, I have moved on from helping out people who have developmental disabilities and are adults/older. I just got a new job where now I get to help out children with autism. I want to say “Thank You” for my support because that does help. I really enjoy helping out other people because we…
Blood Clots (Deep Venous Thrombosis – DVT) DVT refers to clots that form in the legs or arms, not the brain. These clots are very common; they occur in approximately 40 percent of patients with brain injuries. Clots are serious because they can break off from the blood vessels of the leg and travel to…
Ashley Massaro died after apparently taking her own life, and in heart-wrenching accusations by the woman in the years leading up to her death, she blamed ongoing bouts of depression and multiple injuries on “routine repetitive blows” she suffered to the head while wrestling for the WWE. Before her death, Ashley Massaro had been part…