Archive for October, 2008
The Spinal Cord Injury Treatment Team
When it comes to spinal cord rehabilitation, each and every professional a brain or spinal cord injury survivor works with has an important—yet specialized—job to perform. Generally speaking, the survivor will work with three teams. These are the medical team, the therapist team, and the support team…
How well do you know your brain? Take the following quiz by answering “fact†or “fiction†to the six statements below…
There are several new developments in traumatic brain injury treatment, some designed to be used during the acute phase of treatment, and others designed to be used after the acute stage…
Brain and spinal cord injuries don’t just affect the survivor. They also affect the family of the survivor. In many cases, it is up to family members to take care of the physical, emotional, economic, and social needs of the survivor. While caretaking can be extremely rewarding, it can also be frustrating, overwhelming, and lonely. The following six rules are designed to help the caretaker cope…
