By: Bob White | 2011-01-31 | Law A traumatic brain injury is an injury to the head that causes some degree of damage. The injury can be caused by a shock or a sudden strike to the head, or when the trauma is severe enough that it causes an object to puncture the skull and penetrate through the tissue of the brain read more
By: Gary E. Rosenberg | 2010-05-19 | Personal injury Traumatic brain injury (TBI) - a disease not usually fatal caused by the disturbance of normal function of the brain - occurs frequently in sports. About 200,000 persons suffer traumatic brain injury annually. Not all blows or jolts to the head result in TBI. The severity of TBI may range from "mild" - such as a brief change in mental consciousness - to "severe" - an extended period of unconscious read more
By: alam.md | 2010-12-24 | Diseases and Conditions Two new studies suggest that a compound derived from curry spice turmeric may have clinical promise for ischemic stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI), which currently lack good therapies. A synthetic derivative of turmeric, made by scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, dramatically improved the behavioral and molecular deficits seen in animal models of these conditions read more
By: BISS | 2010-11-30 | Health & Fitness Traumatic brain injury rehabilitation is an enormous field. This text focuses on info about varieties of rehabilitation which will not immediately come back to the eye of folks, whether or not carers or sufferers themselves, who are searching for help. read more
By: Paul S Fitzgerald | 2010-03-27 | Alternative Medicine Life is brought into sharp relief when you or a loved one suffers from an injury that will take longer than usual to heal. These chronic wounds include ulcers and diabetic wounds, which are all extremely difficult to get rid of and frustrating to live with for a long time. However, more people have been finding that hyperbaric chambers are a healing relief for wounds. Studies have shown that hyperbaric oxygen therapy chambers work wonders on those with developmental illnesses such as cerebral palsy and autism, as well as other afflictions like Lyme disease and diabetes. And now, anyone with any sort of wound is using them. Athletes like football player Darren Sharper and cyclist Lance Armstrong have used the chamber to achieve an ideal level of fitness as well as to heal sports injuries. read more
By: Paul S Fitzgerald | 2010-03-27 | Alternative Medicine Some say that the loss of memory and brain function caused by the experience of having a stroke is akin to what happens to the brain in cases of near drowning. This connection has been quite lucky, medically speaking, because from it we have discerned that portable hyperbaric oxygen chambers may be used for stroke victims. read more
By: sambano | 2011-09-30 | Business These chambers are used for treatment of the person who is suffering from sensitive diseases and pains. In this chamber the amount oxygen in the chamber is very high and the chamber placed under water. This type of therapy used to increase the amount of oxygen in the body because the lack of the oxygen most of the diseases occur. The result of this therapy is new blood vessel found and rebound of read more
By: Demas123 | 2011-02-20 | Law Unlike other types of injuries such as bone fracture and skin bruising that will definitely heal with time, cases such as traumatic brain injuries are permanent and life changing. read more
By: Demas123 | 2011-02-20 | Law TBI also known as traumatic brain injury can result in lifetime physical disability, deprive you of your revenue, lose the independence that you once had, alter your personality. read more
By: Joseph Devine | 2010-03-27 | Personal injury Traumatic brain injury, called TBI, is a situation that affects an estimated 1.5 million people in the United States each year. 85,000 of these will suffer long lasting disabilities that can change their lives as well as those of the people around them. The three most common sources of TBI are car wrecks, firearms, and falls. read more
By: Paul S Fitzgerald | 2010-03-30 | Health & Fitness As more and more children get diagnosed with autism, scientists and doctors try harder and harder to figure out what triggers autism, how the symptoms vary in different kids, and any helpful trends with the disease. They're also continually attempting to find a cure or way to alleviate some of the symptoms. One method that has shown most positive results is the hyperbaric oxygen chamber, or hbot. read more
By: Paul S Fitzgerald | 2010-03-28 | Alternative Medicine As portable hyperbaric oxygen chambers get a better reputation in the medical world, they also are becoming more widely used for those who simply want to be more healthy or fit. Athletes who have access to the chambers have made hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) a sort of trend. read more