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Training, Supervision and Workplace Supports for Employees with TBI and/or PTSD

Training, Supervision & Other Natural Workplace Supports

When it comes to employment, promising practices exist to help transitioning service members with TBI and PTSD. Providing natural workplace supports is one of these practices.

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Breacher Training Blast Injury Study

Frank Tortella, PhD: Breacher Training Study

Special Forces are being studied during breacher training in which they experience real explosive events in hopes of answering more questions about the effects of blasts on the brain.

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The Many Dangers of an IED

An IED explosion can not only cause a blast injury from the shock waves themselves, but can also cause concussion or a penetrating injury at the same time.

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Hope for Biomarkers to Diagnose Brain Injuries

Research on the use of blood biomarkers for diagnosing brain injuries — in theater and in the civilian world — is getting closer. The hope is to be able to use it as a standard diagnostic tool.

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Need for Objective Diagnostic Tool for Mild TBI

Diagosing a mild TBI often has to rely on subjective evaluations. A standard, objective screening tool like a blood biomarker would help with diagnosis and with tracking recovery.

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TBI Is Biggest Combat Casualty

The changes in weaponry during the recent conflicts compared with weaponry in previous wars have made TBI, especially mTBI, a common and complex injury among returning service members.

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What We Know and Don't Know About Blast-Related TBI

We know that blast waves alone can damage the human brain. But more research is needed to learn how exactly blast waves alone damage the brain's cells, blood vessels, and structure as a whole.

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No Stone Unturned: A Father's Memoir of His Son's Brain Injury

From the moment the Goldsteins adopted Bart from Korea, they pulled out all the stops to give him a good life. Especially after he sustained a severe TBI.

Customized Employment

Customized employment is one promising practice to help transitioning service members with combat-related TBI and PTSD succeed in the workplace.

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Tips for Communicating with People with TBI and PTSD

Tips for Communicating with People with Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Not everyone has experience communicating with people with disabilities, but as with anyone, be respectful and courteous.

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Along Recovery

Along Recovery is an intimate portrait of TBI, the signature wound of Afghanistan and Iraq. This film documents the TBI recovery process from the perspective of four soldiers recently evacuated from combat operations.

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Bringing Traumatic Brain Injury into Focus

Army veteran and documentarian Justin Springer tells the story of four service members who struggle in the wake of blast-related brain injuries.

School-Based Plan for Student Support

Proper rest and any needed accommodations at school are necessary for recovery during the first 6-8 weeks after a concussion.

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Recovery from Concussion in Students

Here are some ways you can make sure your brain makes a full recovery after you have had a concussion.

Study Suggests "Anger Self-Management Training" Is Beneficial After Brain Injury

People who have both problematic anger and cognitive impairment after TBI may benefit from specific psychoeducational treatment.

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Acupuncture Helps Brain Injury-Related Sleep Issues

Medication and acupuncture both help with sleep issues after brain injury but acupuncture has fewer side effects.

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More Reasons to Exercise After a Brain Injury

Improved mood, cardiovascular fitness, and increased self-esteem are some of the main reasons people with a brain injury should partake in regular exercise.

Physiologic Post Concussion Disorder

"Only you can decide how important football is in your life," the doctor told the young player after he sustained a concussion with lingering symptoms.

How to Deal with a New, Angrier Version of a Beloved Husband and Father?

Family counseling is crucial to help everyone deal with the emotional effects of a brain injury.

Emilie Godwin, PhD

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Behavioral & Emotional Symptoms

Family Concerns

Living with Traumatic Brain Injury

Post-TBI Hearing Loss Treatments that Can Boost Your Quality of Life

There are Treatments for Post-TBI Hearing Loss that Can Boost Your Quality of Life

An audiologist can help solve or ameliorate hearing loss after a brain injury.

Janet Brown, MA, CCC-SLP

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Physical Symptoms of Brain Injury

My Daughter with a Brain Injury Acts Like a Teenager

Skills required for parenting can be taught but a safe, loving environment is critical.

Celeste Campbell, PsyD

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Family Concerns

Living with Traumatic Brain Injury

What Is Confabulation and How Does It Relate to Brain Injury?

Your loved one with brain injury is not deliberately making up conversations or situations that never happened.

Celeste Campbell, PsyD

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Memory Problems

The Ups and Downs of Changing Medications After Brain Injury

Talk with your health provider about fatigue, medication, and side effects.

Brian D. Greenwald, MD

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Diagnosing & Treating Brain Injury

Should We Be Worried About Subconcussive Blows in Sports?

More research is needed to determine if subconcussive blows — repetitive hits to the head not diagnosed or suspected as concussions — are deleterious.

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High Index of Concussion Suspicion Needed on the Sidelines

Concussions can be subtle and often invisible. That's why coaches, parents, and teammates need to have a high index of suspicion.

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