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A Field Operator in the Marines, Ashton Kroner downplayed her symptoms after sustaining traumatic brain injuries, which may have exacerbated them in the long term.
Veteran Jonathan Warren felt able to cope with the physical symptoms of his brain injury but he thought the emotional issues were caused by his PTSD. He soon realized that a brain injury can lead to those intangible issues as well.
Ken Falke spent years taking "diver's candy," but after his own injuries were helped by chiropractic care, he became a supporter of alternative medicine. Boulder Crest provides that kind of care to veterans with PTSD.
A jolt to your head also causes a jolt to your neck, headaches with neck pain are the most common types of pain after a TBI. About 50% of people with a TBI suffer from headaches.
Light-induced pain or discomfort, or ‘photalgia’ (otherwise known as light sensitivity, photophobia, asthenopia, photoallodynia or photodynia) is a well-known consequence of mild traumatic brain injury.
Family nurse practitioner Helen Coronel emphasizes the importance of taking a good history before deciding on a treatment approach for TBI-related headaches.
It’s a tough nut to swallow when you look back and realize with stunning clarity that the very quality of day-to-day life after a TBI is largely determined by how well insured you are.