What is the study about?
The study explored the problem solving treatment (PST) for service members with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The study tested the effectiveness of the treatment in reducing concussive symptoms. PST is a telephone-based treatment, also known as telehealth.
What did the study find?
Researchers propose that the telephone-based PST ...
What is a concussion?
A concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by a blow to the head which causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth. This can happen due to a car or bike crash, a fall, an assault, or a sports injury. In ...
What is the study about?
The study examined self-reported medication use and headache treatment in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Headaches are one of the most common and understudied symptoms experienced after mild TBI. Researchers hope to learn the best way to treat headaches for people with TBI.
What did the ...
What is the study about?
Researchers were interested in assessing how physicians around the country approach the evaluation and treatment of headaches that occur after traumatic brain injury (TBI). The complexity of TBI often results in patients receiving treatment from multiple providers and in multiple clinical settings. It is important to ...
Headache is one of the most common symptoms after traumatic brain injury (often called “post-traumatic headache”). Over 30% of people with moderate to severe TBI report having headaches which continue long after injury. An even larger percentage people with mild TBI complain of headache.
Why are headaches a problem after brain ...
What is the study about?
The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics and concerns of caregivers of adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI) over the first few months after discharge of the TBI survivor into the community.
What did the study find?
This study found that caregivers of TBI survivors ...
What is the study about?
This study aims to compare traumatic brain injury (TBI) outcomes from 2 cohorts: the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (TBIMS) in the United States and Longitudinal Head Injury Outcome Study conducted in Victoria, Australia, by the Monash ...
What is the study about?
This study aims to examine the effectiveness of the Therapeutic Couples Intervention (TCI) on caregiver needs and burden after brain injury. TCI is an individually-administered couples intervention (a therapist works with one partner at a time) that focuses on improvement in adjustment and communication. Traumatic brain ...
Although some of the relationship changes after TBI are difficult and can be painful, there are many things that couples can do in order to enjoy each other and their relationship in new, positive, and meaningful ways.