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Five Ways TBI Caregivers Can Enhance Environmental Enrichment and Why They Should

Can increased physical, social, and cognitive stimulation during recovery from brain injury help outcome? Caregiver Rosemary Rawlins thinks so.

Listening to Advice Doesn't Help Unless You Take it!

Listening to Advice Doesnâ€™t Help Unless You Take it!

“You need to take care of yourself.” For a while after Hugh's injury, when Rosemary heard those words she wanted to scream, cry, and stamp her feet!

Pebbles of Progress

The key to making progress — in TBI recovery or toward any goal in life — is to take it one day at a time, stick with it, and celebrate each step along the way.

Kendell's Story

Six-year-old Kendell's brain injury rehab is going so well he just might fulfill his dream of becoming a black belt in karate.

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Reinventing the Family

Abby Maslin shares her thoughts on how her husband's brain injury is helping them become even better parents than they could have imagined.

What Is the TBI Model Systems' Resilience Adjustment Inventory?

Dr. Herman Lukow talks about the importance of studying resilience and the myriad tools to strengthen it in people with brain injury.

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Helping People with TBI Redefine Independence

Dr. Herman Lukow talks about helping people celebrate their small successes like being able to get involved in an activity they like or riding the bus to town.

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The Positive Pessimist and Redefining Success After Brain Injury

Dr. Herman Lukow says that a person who was a pessimist before his injury will probably remain so after his injury, but by finding new interests and small jobs, positivity can slip in one step at a time.

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Tapping into Skills of Resilience After a Brain Injury

Dr. Herman Lukow talks about learning new ways to face challenges after a brain injury.

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Caregivers Need Support, Too

Dr. Herman Lukow talks about how people with TBI have a platoon of doctors and therapists to help in their recovery, but the caregiver has virtually no one.

Finding Validation in Support Groups After a Brain Injury

Dr. Herman Lukow talks about how support groups and club houses can help people with TBI find common ground as well as a place to learn to socialize successfully again.

Daughter Love

Janna Leyde talks about a big puzzle piece that fell into place when her injured father realized he had to love himself in order to love others more fully.

The Purest Joy

Rosemary shares a story of when she and her daughters first knew that their beloved husband/father was still with them.

How Deep Can You Change?

Deep change or slow death? Although studies show that most people choose slow death, Rosemary talks about power of embracing change.

How Is Family Involved in TBI Treatment?

Dr. Heechin Chae explains how setting goals for recovery involves not only the individual and the medical team, but the whole family since a brain injury affects everyone in a family.

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How Can Spirituality and Alternative Medicine Help in Treating Patients with TBI?

Dr. Heechin Chae explains how a person's spirituality, in whatever form, can play an important role in recovery from brain injury.

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Can People Go Back to School After a Brain Injury?

Dr. Heechin Chae says most people with TBI can return to school but may have to develop new ways to study and learn.

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How Can You Help People with TBI Return to Their Jobs?

Dr. Heechin Chae talks about the best strategies for people with brain injury to return to their jobs, the most important and often difficult one being to return slowly and carefully.

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How Does Acupuncture Help People with TBI?

Dr. Heechin Chae explains how acupuncture, as fascinating and mysterious as the brain, can affect neurochemical function.

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Why Is Rest So Important After a Brain Injury?

Dr. Heechin Chae explains that for neurogenesis to occur after an injury, the brain needs to be in a relaxed and restful state.

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What Is a Team-Focused Approach to Treating TBI?

Dr. Heechin Chae says he feels like a conductor in an orchestra -- each patient is a different symphony and he has to understand that music and then come up with the exact right "instruments" and "musicians."

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How Do You Set Treatment Goals for Patients with Brain Injury?

Setting goals for TBI treatment is crucial, but Dr. Heechin Chae emphasizes that clairty in those goals and the steps necessary to achieve them are essential for success.

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Why Is Taking a Good Patient History So Important in Treating TBI?

Dr. Heechin Chae says he feels like a detective when treating a patient with TBI; you have to ask the right questions so as to develop an individual treatment plan.

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Why Does a Brain Injury Cause Behavioral Changes?

Dr. Heechin Chae explains how the brain — in response to the neurochemical changes from an injury — can go into a protective state, a defensive state to protect itself from further injury.

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How Can You Combine Traditional and Non-Traditional Treatments for TBI?

Helping a patient with TBI learn how to grocery shop in an actual store can be as important in TBI treatment as prescribing a medication.

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