Category Archives: Head and Spinal Injuries
Spinal Cord Injury: Causes, Symptoms and Recovery
The University of Alabama’s National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center reports that there are anywhere from 236,000 to 327,000 people in the United States who have a spinal cord injury (SCI) , with approximately 12,000 new cases being reported each year. Although results vary, studies show that the majority of spinal injuries occur as a […]
After a Blow to the Head: Recognizing Brain Injuries
After actress Kristin Chenoweth was hit by a falling light fixture on the set of The Good Wife this past summer, she lost the ability to multitask, a common complaint of those suffering from brain trauma. Every year, approximately 1.5 million people in the United States sustain some type of brain injury. 50,000 of them […]
New Developments in Treating Paraplegics
According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 225,000 Americans are dealing with the effects of a spinal cord injury. It is estimated that between 10,000 and 12,000 Americans sustain a spinal cord injury each year. Fifty-five percent of these victims are between the ages of 16 and 30 — more than 38 […]
Altered Lives
Traumatic brain injury in the United States March was Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness month. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a pernicious, devastating condition altering the lives of people who suffer it—and those who love them. An acquired brain injury, TBI is caused by force to the skull and delicate brain tissue within. Sports injury, car […]
