Traumatic Brain Injury

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For the child with a brain injury, optimally fitted seating and wheeled mobility can facilitate so many critical activities, from reaching to playing and exploring. One Child, Multiple Everyday Environments “Appropriate seating is essential for motor function, cognition, feeding and communication,” said Kristen Wagner, PT, DPT, Certified Brain Injury Specialist and Team Lead at Children’s…

New system could help compensate for a common effect of brain injury.

Cognitive involvement is among the symptoms for many people who use wheelchairs, but the presentations can vary greatly.

Understandably, during a seating & wheeled mobility evaluation, most attention can be focused on questions such as range of motion, shoulder and arm strength, repositioning, and the ability to reach and maneuver a joystick. But for many people who use wheelchairs, cognitive involvement is also part of their diagnoses. In addition to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…

ALS, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury and brain injury can cause cognitive impairments that impact seating & wheeled mobility choices for clinicians, ATPs and consumers.

The timing of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) — in childhood or adolescence versus adulthood — can impact how much function a patient can eventually regain. But new research suggests brain injuries among very young children continue to significantly impact the rest of their lives. A study published in February by Pediatrics, Official Journal of…

The seemingly miraculous recovery of function by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was a reason for cheer following the assassination attempt that took the lives of six others last year. The Arizona Congresswoman had sustained a terrible gunshot wound to her head. Yet today, she is walking and talking, and was greeted by enthusiastic applause from colleagues…