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Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Stroke Rehabilitation
Each year 70,000 – 90,000 people will suffer lifelong physical,
intellectual and psychological disabilities as a result of a
traumatic brain injury (TBI). Additionally, over 700,000 people will
suffer from a stroke, resulting in thousands of new cases which
require BRAIN BASED HEALTHCARE. The human brain is termed to “have
a certain placticity”, which describes the ability of the brain to
increase it’s interconnectedness, as a result of meaningful
therapy. Even Mild Traumatic Brain injury can result in attentional
deficits (ADD/HD), movement disorders, personality changes, pain
syndromes, cognitive deficits, visual disturbances, difficulty
reading, memory loss, and vertiginous syndromes.The Brain Based
approach requires a clinician to examine the patient with a
discerning eye. Classic neurological evaluations are coupled with
advanced diagnostics including; Electronystagmography (ENG),
Electromyography (EMG), Nerve conduction velocity (NCV),
Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SSEP), Visual Evoked Potentials (VEP),
Brain Stem Auditory Evoked Potentials (BAER), Electroencephalography
(EEG), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), MRI, fMRI, MRA, and QEEG.
Many conditions are brain based, and require a special approach
to resolving them.
Conditions and Therapies
- Movement Disorders
- Behavioral Medicine
- ADD/HD
- Vertigenous Disorders
- Chronic Pain Syndromes
Physical Therapy in the Brain Based Model
Physical therapy is another important component of TBI and
post-stroke rehabilitation. Physical therapy may include muscle
coordination and strengthening exercises, balance retraining, and
many other components.
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