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BIAA Endorses the Christopher Bryski Student Loan Protection Act
This week, BIAA joined Congressman John Adler in support of a bill that would ensure a method be in place when applying for Federal or Private student loans to designate who will make decisions on your behalf regarding all medical, financial, and legal matters in the event you are catastrophically ill, catastrophically injured, temporarily disabled, [...]
Continue reading...Acute management of traumatic brain injury
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
In a three-part review of acute management for traumatic brain injury, researchers recently recommended what they considered to be best practices within non-pharmacological interventions, pharmacological interventions, and interventions used to promote arousal from coma. Their findings were as follows. Non-pharmacological interventions used to reduce secondary injury: After the primary injury, acute care of traumatic brain injury focuses [...]
Continue reading...Severe pediatric brain injury means less efficient cardiac fitness
Monday, May 17, 2010
The low tolerance for exercise that is a common complaint after traumatic brain injury is typically justified by motor impairment or secondary physical injury. However, a recent study has shown that the low tolerance may also be related to cardiac fitness. The study measured the heart rate—at rest and after exercise—of 12 boys who had survived [...]
Continue reading...Spinal cord injury trends in skimboarding
Friday, April 30, 2010
Skimboarding is a popular water sport that involves “skimming” a wave from shore to ocean. As it has become more competitive and extreme, the risk of injury has increased. Past medical research has shown an increase in fractures and sprains, but a recent study has shown that there is also a significant risk of spinal [...]
Continue reading...Increased risk of mortality in severe traumatic brain injury with improper ventilation
Friday, April 30, 2010
Hyperventilation (with a mechanical ventilator or a manual bag valve mask, for instance) can be a life-saving treatment in the early stages of traumatic brain injury. Although hyperventilation can reduce intracranial pressure and reduce mortality rates, improper ventilation can lead to adverse outcomes. A recent study considered the hyperventilation guidelines from the Brain Trauma Foundation [...]
Continue reading...Veterans Health Care Omnibus
Thursday, April 22, 2010
On Thursday, April 22, 2010, the Senate cleared an omnibus veterans’ health care measure that provides important assistance to both veterans and caregivers. S. 1963, as modified by the House, includes nearly $1.6 billion in authorizations for programs designed to aid caregivers of eligible veterans. The measure, which now goes to the White House for [...]
Continue reading...Appropriations Update
Monday, March 22, 2010
Because of the tight spending climate this year, with regards to programs authorized through the TBI Act, BIAA and other TBI stakeholders have opted to advocate for a five year plan in achieving the full funding of $37 million to provide grants to all states including the District of Columbia, the American Indian Consortium and [...]
Continue reading...Call Your Representative NOW – The House will Vote on Health Care Reform this Week!
Monday, March 22, 2010
The House of Representatives is set to vote on the Senate health care reform bill at the end of this week. If the measure fails, the hope of health care reform will likely vanish for this year and maybe even for years to come. Even though the House and Senate have both passed their versions [...]
Continue reading...Health Care Reform Update
Sunday, March 21, 2010
On March 21, 2010 the House of Representatives passed a historic health care overhaul package that marks one of the biggest victories in the history of the Brain Injury Association and for people affected by brain injury across the country. BIAA advocated tirelessly for more than a year to ensure that people with brain injury [...]
Continue reading...Hearing loss prevalent in traumatic head injury
Monday, March 15, 2010
Hearing loss in head injury poses a difficult problem—patients are sometimes unaware of their hearing problems because of cognitive impairment, and others may mistake their hearing loss as a memory or communication problem. It has long been known that hearing loss is common in head injury, and yet it is not always properly diagnosed.
Continue reading...- Depression has “additive effect” on mTBI symptoms
- Visual tracking is a practical screening tool for mTBI
- QEEG in recovery after sports-related brain injury
- A clinical test to help decide whether to order a CT scan or not
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) improves spasticity after spinal cord injury.
- Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) Update
- BIAA August 6 Update
- Implicit and explicit memory in traumatic brain injury
- Factors in the delay of returning to work after spinal cord injury
- World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) assessment for spinal cord injury
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