Jul 26, 2022 / Neurorehabilitation
Brain injuries can bring about significant changes that can be difficult to deal with on a number of levels. Whether these changes are immediate or gradually worsen over time, they create a sense of loss for individuals that can lead to behavioral and emotional changes, in addition to physical and cognitive impairments. When these injuries […]
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Mar 31, 2022 / Neurorehabilitation
“Have you had individuals that are admitted to an inpatient facility 5-6 months post injury? I just took on a brain injury case that has slipped through cracks – he is refusing to go to outpatient therapy, is very irritable and is becoming aggressive.” Calls like this come in regularly from case managers who don’t […]
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Oct 01, 2020 / Physical Therapy
National Physical Therapy Month is observed every October acknowledging the field and its practitioners. There is history dating back to 1813 of gymnastics techniques developed around theories of movement and muscle operation attributed to early physical therapy practices. In 1921, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) was formed and answered the call to treat veterans. Over […]
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Sep 01, 2020 / Neurorehabilitation
Ask any professional who works in brain injury rehabilitation what the number one barrier to successful rehab is, and most likely you will get the same answer — lack of awareness or insight into deficits (anosognosia). The oil roughneck who sustained a brain injury from a fall who now has hemiparesis and sight in only […]
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Aug 01, 2020 / Physical Wellness
It has now been approximately 136 days, 3 hours, 26 minutes and 7, 8, 9 seconds since we first began to feel the impact of this novel virus (but who’s counting?). I can say that this unprecedented healthcare crisis has taken a significant toll on the mental, physical and emotional well-being of many, as we […]
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