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Brain Injury: Everything Your Doctor Won't Tell You

The Girlfriendâ€™s Guide to TBI: Or Everything Your Doctor Wonâ€™t Tell You

Do you need to nap after showering because it's so exhausting? Is grocery shopping like climbing a mountain?

Is It Safe to Fly After a Brain Injury?

Pressurization in the airplane and the risk of seizures should be considered before flying after a TBI.

Nathan Zasler, MD

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Living with Traumatic Brain Injury

Jon's Story

Most people in Upstate New York remember March 15, 1993 as the day the Blizzard of the Century paralyzed the region. For Jon, it was a day when a train hit him and his life changed forever.

How Yoga Can "Not" Wreck Your Body

"As someone who has sustained a brain injury, I am sure that yoga has helped my body, not wrecked it."

Can Facebook Be a Social Life Preserver for People with Brain Injury?

More than half of people with TBI use Facebook to create and maintain friendships.

Finding the Words Again After a Life-Changing Brain Injury

After a life-changing brain injury, this sports journalist learns that words, as always, save him.

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From the Ground Up

One journalist makes sense of his TBI by once again putting pen to paper.

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Voices of Caregivers of Service Members and Veterans, Part 2

Once caregivers understand more about what has happened to their loved one's brain, they are more knowlegeable to help.

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Ginny Ruffner: a not so still life

Watch this clip about world-renowned artist Ginny Ruffner, who refuses to let a debilitating brain injury slow down her drive to create art.

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From Surviving to Thriving: The Rogers Family's Story

After a severe TBI, Airman First Class David Rogers continues to work with the VA rehab staff. They set no limits for him — he even goes rock climbing.

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Where Soldiers Come From

This documentary follows the journey of childhood friends who join the National Guard and end up combat veterans dealing with TBI and PTSD.

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The Power and Potency of Social Capital

Pertinent to people with TBI, "Social capital" is a term used to describe the relationships in people's lives and the benefits derived from those relationships.

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Decade of War Takes Major Physical, Mental Toll on US Troops, Families

"You have a whole generation of returning wounded warriors with some very unique challenges and they kind of require a little bit of patience and a little bit of tolerance as they reintegrate."

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Halloween and Such

Take off your mask ... it's hot and sticky under there and the elastic gets caught in your hair.

If I Look So Good, Why Do I Feel So Bad?

The fact that brain injury is often an invisible injury can be painful. Learn how to react to people's questions and comments.

Pieces Missing

The love of a family makes a world of difference after a brain injury.

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Learning to Let Go, Again

A day with friends on the links ended Ryan's life as he — and his family — knew it, but their life includes many more happy chapters.

Anne Forrest: Bringing Up Baby

By the time baby Daniel arrived, Anne Forrest “had been practicing having a baby for a long time.”

Are High Altitudes Bad for Someone who Sustained a Brain Injury?

A mother wants to know if her daughter should go skydiving.

Jeffrey Bazarian, MD

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Living with Traumatic Brain Injury

Sports Injuries

A Brain Injury Support Group Could Be One of the Best Things That Ever Happens to You

"I never thought I was a 'support group person' ... I wanted to take action, not talk about my problems."

"Normal" People Do Yoga

"I have to admit that I didn’t expect Satan to come as a yoga instructor ... "

The Invisible Wounds of War

General Peter W. Chiarelli, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, is leading the Army’s efforts as it tackles the challenges of identifying and treating the signature wounds of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan — post traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury.

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Exit Wounds: A Survival Guide to Pain Management for Returning Veterans and Their Families

"I don't measure how far I have come by goals achieved .... For me, what counts is that pain no longer rules my life," so writes Iraq veteran Derek McGinnis.

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Brain injury Blogs: Voices from People Living with Traumatic Brain Injury

Brain Injury Blogs: Voices of People Living with Traumatic Brain Injury

"You've got to look forward, you can't look back. Only look back in order to see how far you've come."

Lost & Found: Dealing with Sensory Overload After Brain Injury

Lost & Found: Caps, Sunglasses, and Earplugs

It’s not your imagination: your sense of touch, taste, smell, hearing, or vision can be extra sensitive after a brain injury.