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Experiencing PTSD and chronic pain simultaneously can sometimes lead to suicidal thoughts. But with guidance from family and friends to find the right resources and professionals, people can access highly effective combined treatments that help them return to a full life—physically and emotionally.
Veteran Morgan Luttrell wasn't interested in focusing his studies on brain injuries, but he quickly became a resource for those who had questions. Soon he was helping others by sharing his experiences and connections.
Veteran Morgan Luttrell traveled the country looking for help after the injuries to his brain and body. He found the most with Dr. James Kelly at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE). They provided him with a whole picture and a plan.
Those in the military go through so much and that can lead to issues once they leave the service. They can get help for themselves by seeking out treatments, but they can also help others going through the same thing.
Karl Kajomo Moritz faced the ultimate life change when he was bicycle commuting home from work in 2010 and was hit head on by a car and spent five weeks in a coma. He woke up with a TBI and developed a healing plan with healthy eating, acupuncture, speech therapy, neurofeedback, and high cardio velodrome track riding.
Karl Kajomo Moritz faced the ultimate life change when he was bicycle commuting home from work in 2010 and was hit head on by a car and spent five weeks in a coma. He woke up with a TBI and developed a healing plan with healthy eating, acupuncture, speech therapy, neurofeedback, and high cardio velodrome track riding.
Today there is more interest in concussions and their lingering effects, which has led to more funding and research. Dr. James Kelly sees the information gathering and treatment implemenation landscape growing even further as time goes on.
Dr. James Kelly talks about how a lot of people were interested in concussion in the 1980s. It's taken a long time, but more and more people have come on board with the view that brain injury is an important issue. This change is leading to more developments in the diagnosis and treatment of mTBI.
Dr. James Kelly believes that taking extra time with patients means developing a more accurate diagnosis and, therefore, a more effective treatment plan for the patient.
At the Marcus Institute, the focus is on spending time learning about their veteran patients and finding as accurate a diagnosis as possible in order to best tailor treatment.
Dr. James Kelly discusses NICoE's major focus on helping those with brain injury become independent. To help with that goal the program helps patients learn the nature of their problem, what triggers their symptoms, and how they can address those symptoms as they arise.
NICoE, the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, was created with the goal of helping duty service members with TBI relieve symptoms, put them on a trajectory of recovery, and aim them back into the the military world that they live in.
Dr. James Kelly knows that brain injury results in physical changes to the body which can be addressed and improved using rehabilitiation therapies. Vestibular rehabilitation has proven effective in addressing issues of balance and mobility.
As part of his treatment plan for multiple traumatic brain injuries sustained in combat and training, Jake now trains service dogs to help veterans like himself.
At CNRM research is being done to deepen the understanding of brain injury and neurotrauma that occur in theater, including the concurrent development of PTSD with TBI. Learn why this research is so important and how you can help.
Dr. David Williamson, former director of the inpatient TBI Program at Walter Reed, discusses the key way friends, family, and co-workers can support veterans with TBI.