Injuries

system comprised of many components, however, when an injury occurs, the areas of the brain that are damaged can cause substantial effects to the functioning of the mind and body. Acquired brain injury (ABI) is often used as a term to encompass a variety of other brain injuries, including Traumatic brain injury (TBI). ABI is defined as ‘an injury to the brain that is not hereditary, congenital, degenerative, or induced by birth trauma’ (Brain Injury Association of America, 2014, as cited in…

TBI is Traumatic Brain Injury, mine is not that bad but sometimes my mind wanders. I was in a car accident where I lost my first husband, didn't remember any of the training I received when I joined the Army. Fortunately, one of the the instructors from the school I had attended was in the company so he retrained me, since I was radar repair it took about 8 mo. Thanks to him I was able to relearn my job so it all worked out. When I retired we got our two Cairns, wow what a handful, we must…

Concussions and other forms of traumatic head injuries have become a serious problem in high school, collegiate, and professional athletics. Over the years, many young athletes have suffered a concussion, which can, in turn, have a long term effect on the athlete’s mind. A concussion can occur from any type of contact to the head or neck area resulting in a small leisure on the brain. Although this injury is physically small, a bruise on the brain is a significant injury and should be treated as…

ankle, but did her coach Bela Karolyi have her seek medical attention then? As I searched for my article, five articles titled similar to “20 Badass Athletes Who Played Through Serious Injuries” appeared in just the first two search pages. These webpages set the example for young children that playing with pain and injury is part of that what makes athletes great. What will stop the little leaguer from playing with a sprained ankle, or the young gymnast to ignore a stress fracture if part of the…

Service Provided Brain Injury Association of Michigan (BIAMI) is a nonprofit organization that create and spread awareness of brain injury throughout Michigan. The focus of BIAMI is to help improve the lives of individuals affected by brain injury and to minimize the incidence and effect of brain injury through education, advocacy, support, treatment services and research (Brain Injury Association of Michigan, 2015). Services offered include support groups throughout the state; educational…

Brain Injury and Behavior: Aggravation to Aggression Of all the behaviors patients develop following traumatic brain injury, aggression is one of the most common. It can present in a wide spectrum of behaviors ranging from simple annoyance or anger, to extremes of physical violence. In one of the more recent studies reviewed, it was apparent that some of the lower level behaviors, such as irritability, were not being recognized as a potential psychological component of brain injury. This…

To what extent should athletes suffer from life changing head injuries to win it all in their sport and for the entertainment of their audience? Over the last 50 years, awareness has been brought by athletes who were victims of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and the diseases under Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy(CTE).ALS progressively affects bodily function until the point when a victim can’t control their body.Lou Gehrig was the first relevant victim of ALS with his influential farewell…

Walkers Got Injuries in Crosswalk Road Traffic Accident May File A Personal Injury Claim Crosswalk is designed to ensure the protection of walkers. As such most of states practice regulations which provide a walker in a crosswalk the right to pass first. Crosswalk is also generally evidently marked. The main thing, on the other hand, is that the protection of the people in the crosswalks generally relies on the attention level of drivers. In case, a driver does not take care of the walker's…

Anoxic Injuries at Birth Anoxic injuries can happen at any point in the gestational or birthing process. Some of the effects resolve shortly after birth with appropriate intervention, some have lifelong consequences, and some ultimately result in death. An anoxic brain injury occurs when the fetus or baby is deprived of oxygen for a host of different reasons. The extent of damage depends on many factors, as well as the prognosis. Manifestations Manifestations from an anoxic injury can…

break you, it can get you a scholar ship, or build your character, or it can leave you seriously injured or give you a concussion or even brain damage. This sport has helped some people become stars but it has also given some people serious brain injuries, especially young adolescents such as high schoolers. The info graph says 100,000 high school players are concussed per year. This can interfere with the students’ performance at school since so many students are being concussed per year it…