Expert Q&A

Issues from a brain injury — and the awareness of them — can continue to emerge long after the injury.

What type of parental response will best assure a child’s complete recovery from a concussion?

Sometimes it takes baby steps to help someone with TBI make successful changes in their routines.

Ritualistic behavior after a TBI is often associated with feelings of lack of control.

An injured brain needs rest. Without it, even the most mundane activities can overwhelm someone with TBI.

Every relationship has its ups and downs, but when a partner or spouse sustains a brain injury, other problems can arise, too.

Tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, is a common symptom of TBI. Learn when hearing aids can help and what other treatments are available.

Getting a full speech-language evaluation is important when trying to solve communication issues post-TBI.

As children with severe TBI move from childhood to adolescence to adulthood, their needs and wants change; behavior problems can serve the function of drawing attention to a changing need.

Gradually and systematically increasing your activity levels may help you exercise with fewer TBI-related side effects.

Although the brain has no pain receptors itself, it is the main tool the body uses to detect and react to pain — physically and emotionally.