Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, can happen to anyone, at any age. A fall, car accident, sports injury, or myriad of other incidents may cause brain damage, spanning the spectrum from mild to severe. For young and old, recovery from this type of injury can…
After you heard that someone in your family suffered a brain injury, everything else became a blur. He may never regain consciousness, they could do nothing—and now your entire lives have been changed forever. But what if the hospital wasn’t being entirely truthful? What if…
When people hit their heads hard enough to cause damage to the brain, as in a Kentucky car crash, the injury often is not limited to the site of impact. The consistency of the brain has been compared to firm pudding, soft tofu, and soft…
By now, most of us in Kentucky know about the risk of brain injury in sports such as football, boxing, and hockey. We’ve also heard that those athletes that sustain multiple head injuries may be more likely to commit suicide. Now, research suggests that multiple…
Your baby didn’t fall. He wasn’t hurt in a car accident. Instead, the trauma that he suffered was at the violent hands of someone you trusted to protect him. When the doctors tell you that he suffered a traumatic brain injury, you can barely believe…
Most Kentucky parents have experienced the dilemma of deciding whether the benefits of participating in certain sports outweigh the risks. Sometimes it comes down to being either a good, responsible parent or a popular one. There Are Benefits to Playing Team Sports At some point…