March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month U.S. Military Puts Traumatic Brain Injury In Its Sights NTSB Focuses on Motorcycle Safety Dangerous Individuals and the Duty to Warn Companies Ask Congress to Put Profits Before Child Safety TBI and Our Children ...
During the first three years of life, the human brain develops to 90 percent of adult size and puts in place the majority of systems and structures that will be responsible for all future emotional, behavioral, social, and physiological functioning during the rest of life. There are critical p...
What if the best way to treat your chronic back pain is by retraining your brain? That’s the premise of a novel approach to chronic pain. Many people feel pain even after a physical injury has healed or when doctors can’t find a physical cause. The approach, called “pain reprocessing...
Yes, there can be bruises, broken bones and lost teeth. But domestic violence, also called intimate partner violence, can also result in depression, eating disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Some survivors may have a traumatic brain injury (TBI) from being strangled or choked...
My fingers were crossed that the program, which is largely founded on anti-inflammatory principles, would speed the healing of my three month hamstring injury. The jury is out on this one. The pain in my butt has diminished significantly, however I can’t be sure if it’s Whole 30 or ...
While I can’t say Kanye, like R. Kelly, is a favorite Chicago musician, this song echoes through my brain every time I fly in over Lake Michigan and the skyline, which stretches further than my window can hold. Allister – Somewhere Down on Fullerton ...
I was a Director of Sales over events for a prominent luxury hotel in downtown Chicago. I was also on the executive team. I loved my job. I loved my team. But, I didn’t love the hours. My brain had so many tabs open that eventually my brain exploded. Not for real, but that’...
Improve brain function Boost the immune system Reduce the risk of chronic diseases Improve overall health and wellbeing Tips for Achieving a Healthy Diet There are simple changes you can make to improve your nutrition. Here are some tips: Focus on whole, unprocessed foods Choose whole, unp...
Every movement is registered via sensory organs and thus means a form of activity in the brain. As a result, movement and a child’s intellectual development are directly related. Numerous studies have shown, for example, that children who can walk backward better also do better in math class...
This process needs to be progressed appropriately and safely, without flaring up the injury and causing more pain and swelling. During the recovery of an ankle sprain, it is important to work on balance and propriocep- tion. Our feet tell the brain where we are in space. On an uneven ...