Commentary Concussions suck. There’s no getting around that. Way back in the 20th century, in my young adulthood, I worked as a land surveyor. I enjoyed being outside and still doing “sciency” things. I learned that I had a knack for adding or subtracting long strings of numbers in my head. Those who’ve done construction…
Understanding Veteran TBI: Hormone Imbalances Following Traumatic Brain Injury
March 6, 2023
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Commentary It has been known for over 80 years that following a head injury there is dysfunction in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 80–85 percent of traumatic brain injury (TBI) sufferers are classified as mild traumatic brain injuries (MTBI). Approximately 80–85 percent of MTBI patients recover from their…
It’s All in Your Head’: Military Veterans and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Commentary Anyone who has battled with brain injury knows the frustration of having their injury downplayed because they “look fine” from the outside. There have been times when I wished I was missing a limb so medical providers would take me seriously. Unless you have been stuck in the shell of a person you once…
After Extreme ‘Wake-Up Call’ From Alcoholism, California Man Saves At-Risk Youth From Similar Fate
As 26-year-old Byron Remeyer picked up his guitar and looked out at into his audience, he quickly estimated that a thousand people had their eyes on him as he prepared to perform. Though early in his music career, large crowds didn’t make him nervous. It was the closing ceremony of the 2013 class of The…
After ‘Wake-Up Call’ From Alcoholism, California Man Saves At-Risk Youth From Similar Fate
As 26-year-old Byron Remeyer picked up his guitar and looked out at into his audience, he quickly estimated that a thousand people had their eyes on him as he prepared to perform. Though it was early in his music career, large crowds didn’t make him nervous. It was the closing ceremony of the 2013 class…
A New Approach to Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is a wound that is difficult to comprehend and impossible to see from the outside, and affects a more diverse set of individuals than one might think. Active-duty military and veterans are the most obvious population to endure TBI. They most often suffer from the condition as a result of…
A Green Beret’s Battle Against Traumatic Brain Injury
While Andrew Marr pursued his college studies on a football scholarship, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were intensifying. Reflecting on men and women of his age who were risking their lives, he didn’t feel right focusing on his personal goals and interests while others were forgoing their own to protect the nation. Marr decided…
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