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Major Causes of Low Back Pain
As we age, most of us will experience some wear and tear to the discs and vertebrae that make up the structural components of our spines. Here are the most common things that can go wrong. Joint and Nerve Problems 1. Spinal Arthritis is i...
Urge Congress to Increase Funding for TBI Programs!
BIAA needs your help. Take Action! The Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education begins consideration of the FY10 funding bill today! Over the next few days, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, ...
Drug Development in Traumatic Brain Injury
Neal Farber PhD is on the Board of Governors for the International Brain Injury Association. IBIA recently published this article authored by Dr. Farber: Developing drug treatments for traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been notoriously di...
International Brain Injury Association
Registration Now Open for the Eighth World Congress on Brain Injury The International Brain Injury Association is pleased to announce the Eighth World Congress on Brain Injury will be held in Washington, DC, March 10-14, 2010. In addition to an exce...
Latest Brain Injury Facts
The CDC post the latest Brain Injury Facts: TBIs contribute to a substantial number of deaths and cases of permanent disability annually. Of the 1.4 million who sustain a TBI each year in the United States: 50,000 die; 235,000 are hospitalized; and ...
Truck Roll Injury
Dave Boran sent me this question based on a recent post. I spent 23 years in the Canadian Forces. I have had this problem for over 20 years with no diagnoses. For they past 6 months I have been going to the gym, trying to get back into shape. I am 51...
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Many victims of traumatic brain injury develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I recently came across a great article on the symtoms, causes and other information of PTSD. PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) is triggered by a traumatic event ...
BIAA Update
Sarah D'Orsie of the Brain Injury Association of America provides the following update: Brain Injury Association of America Policy Corner E-Newsletter -- July 10, 2009 A weekly update on federal policy activity related to traumatic brain injury _____...
Spinal Treatment Questioned
The New York Times reported: Patients who received a bioengineered protein during spinal fusion procedures to correct neck pain had far more complications than patients who did not get it, according to a study released Tuesday. The study, published T...
NY Trial Defense of Alcohol Withdrawl Fails
Interesting defense tactics to attribute signs, symptoms and consequences of brain injury to drug or alcohol use and abuse, are often encountered. Here is one such story. A jury has awarded $13 million to a New York transit worker who fell 30 f...
BIAA Update on Legislation
The Brain Injury Assocation has posted the folllowing Legislative Update: Brain Injury Association of America Policy Corner E-Newsletter -- June 26, 2009 A weekly update on federal policy activity related to traumatic brain injury ___________________...
Mass. Officer Honored
Signs honoring a state trooper who was seriously injured by a drunken driver has been dedicated at a highway interchange on Cape Cod where she directed rush hour traffic for years. Ellen Engelhardt sustained a severe brain injury in 2003 when a car d...
ATV Accident Results in Death and Brain Injury
A 7-year-old Draper boy has died in an all-terrain vehicle crash at a family farm in southern Utah. Landon Woodbury's father, Spencer Woodbury, says the boy and his 12-year-old sister were riding on ATVs at the farm near Monticello on Wednesday when ...
TBI Facts Primer
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious public health problem in the United States. Each year, traumatic brain injuries contribute to a substantial number of deaths and cases of permanent disability. Recent data shows that, on average, approximate...
Lateralized Brains
I had the opportunity to hold a brain during my trip to the morgue a few years ago. It was an amazing experience. The brain is soft and infirm. It looks relatively symmetrical with each half held together at the corpus callosum. ...
Soldiers Not Willing to Reveal Injury
When Army Col. (Dr.) Kenneth Lee began evaluating more than 3,000 Wisconsin Army National Guardsmen called to duty last fall in the state's largest operational deployment since World War II to ensure their medical readiness, he approached the task wi...
Immediate treatment comment
Dr. Baxter writes in response to my post on getting immediate care in brain injury: Just last month I witnessed an 83 year old woman stumble and fall on her face. She wanted to go, but I kept her there, administered first aid and called paramedics. B...
Oregon Brain Injury Association Needs Your Help
My friend and collegue, Sherry Stock, sent me this message. Sherry is the mover and shaker at the Brain Injury Association of Oregon. I have helped her and the Association in the past and encourage anyone willing to do the same. We n...
Immediate Treatment Key In TBI
I found an article by Dennis Thompson, HealthDay Reporter, entitled "For Every Blow to the Head, Quick Action Is Urged; Symptoms may not be noticeable, but fatal brain damage can occur." Consumer Health News (English). HealthDay. 2009....
TBI and Death are REAL!
While I do not expect this event to be picked up in the local paper, I am reporting that Traumatic Brain Injury and Death are real and all around us. Last night as I, my wife, and children were watching television before bed we saw siren lights in fr...
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
Brain Werner of the Balance Institue shared a "Great review of BPPV" from an article in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2008) 139, S47-S81. He states " This is very common post mTBI and commonly missed." A primary c...
Response to President Obama's Medical Malpractice Speech
The American Association of Justice published the following in response to President Obama's Seech to the American Medical Association on June 15, 2009: “It’s clear America’s health care system is in crisis. Over 40 million people a...
Anti Consumer Movie Ads
The New York Times advises that movie theaters are about to show anti consumer ads as part of a campaign by www.facesoflawsuitabuse.org. INSTEAD of the latest on Hollywood stars, moviegoers may get a dose of advocacy this month when they settl...
President Obama and Medical Malpractice
Although the A.M.A.’s highest legislative priority is capping jury awards, highly unlikely under the Obama administration, it does favor legislation like that proposed by Senators Obama and Clinton. Dr. Rohack said the group’s legislative...
88 Plan
88 Plan Named for Pro Football Hall of Famer and NFL legend John Mackey who wore jersey number 88 for the Baltimore Colts, the 88 Plan is the first program of its kind in this country. The 88 Plan provides retired players up to $88,000 per year for ...
Comment on Helmets
Carl, Thank you for your comment on helmet laws. For those of you who have not seen Carl’s comment I am reprinting it here. Could someone please help a concerned father out and point me in the direction of skateboarding helmet laws in Las Vegas...
Ruvo Center Soon to Open
The Ruvo Center anchors the Medical Office District of downtown Las Vegas' Symphony Park. It will provide breaking research and treatments for brain disorders such as Alzheimer's and Lou Gehrig's Disease. I will keep my eye on this great ...
President Obama May Advocate Medical Malpractice Reform
The American Assocation of Justice has released this and I have contacted my senator. Please consider doing likewise. I’m writing to alert each of you that on this coming Monday (at a time still to be determined) President Obama will be s...
Mayo Clinic Site
The cause of intracranial bleeding (hemorrhage) is an injury to the head, often as a result of an automobile or motorcycle accident or a seemingly trivial event, such as bumping your head. Mild head trauma ...
BIAA Legislative Update
The Brain Injury Association of America continues its legislative efforts: Brain Injury Association of America Policy Corner E-Newsletter -- June 12, 2009 A weekly update on federal policy activity related to traumatic brain injury __________________...
