Six months ago I joined the staff of Brookhaven Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma as a Case Manager to the Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute (NRI). Here, my experience in working with Traumatic…
ReadClose to one fifth of the soldiers returning home from Afghanistan and Iraq are diagnosed with blast concussions, but many of these may actually have a rare hormone deficiency so…
ReadYesterday the world watched as bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. So far three have died, and over 140 people were injured. Despite the sadness and…
ReadThere may be some relief for service members who have been through ineffective treatment for traumatic brain injury and other psychological ills. The Department of Defense their four-week intensive treatment program at…
ReadBrain injury and PTSD are not new issues for the United States military, but they are becoming worse as more and more soldiers return home with serious conditions, and more…
ReadIt seems that three groups of people know brain injury better than anyone else at this point; athletes, soldiers, and scientists deal with it in some form almost every day.…
ReadTwo injuries are associated with veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan than any others. According to the New York Times, roughly a half a million veterans have been diagnosed with post-traumatic…
ReadThe Defense Department seems to be doubling down on making sure veterans and soldiers returning home are getting the mental health care they need. On January 15th, a top DoD…
ReadTraumatic brain injury is sometimes referred to as a “silent” condition, because of its lack of visible symptoms. The hard to pin down nature of the condition makes doctors often…
ReadOne Persian Gulf War veteran is undergoing an experimental treatment for the nearly 20 year old issues he has from traumatic brain injury (TBI) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD),…
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