A study found that many people treated for a concussion may not receive follow-up care that could improve their health. A concussion is a mild brain injury. It results from a bump, blow, or jolt to the head. Most people recover quickly from a concussion, but some have symptoms for weeks or months. A concussion…
How A Navy Veteran Is Overcoming Her Traumatic Brain Injury to Advocate for Fellow Vets
Amanda Burrill has practically lived several lifetimes in one. She has worked as a rescue swimmer in the Navy, as a model and actress, as a Cordon Bleu-trained chef, as a sports copy editor for the New York Post, as an on-air host for the Travel Channel, and as a sponsored triathlete and marathon runner….
Treating the Brain Through the Eyes
Have you ever heard of vision therapy? Not the eye muscle-building type, but the professionally administered vision therapy that actually makes changes in the brain? The individualized progressive treatment that uses optical devices such as prisms, filters, and lights, and integrates motor and cognitive skills? You’ve never heard of it? Then read on. More than 50…
Boxing-Jordanian Boxer Al-swaisat Dies From Brain Injury Aged 19
Teenage Jordanian boxer Rashed Al-Swaisat has died in hospital more than a week after he sustained a brain injury at the International Boxing Association (AIBA) world youth championships in Poland. The 19-year-old Al-Swaisat was taken to hospital on April 16 where he underwent emergency brain surgery after he collapsed during the third round of his…
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