Brain injury
Nobby Stiles’ son has warned of a brain injury “epidemic” among footballers who head the ball, especially women. John Stiles spoke after an inquest on Wednesday into the death of his father, the England 1966 World Cup winner and former Manchester United midfielder, heard that thousands of headers had caused his chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or [...]
By Ronda Boswell, neuro occupational therapist, Cognivate Rehab The way we perceive and process the world around us is fundamental to how we navigate our lives. Our sensory experiences - the sound of a busy office, the brightness of the sky or the feel of a familiar tool in our hands - form the backdrop [...]
E-scooter use has reached a “tipping point” in Ireland, the Irish national parliament heard, after figures showed a sharp rise in child brain injuries. The number of children and young people admitted to hospital with traumatic brain injuries after e-scooter incidents rose by 50 per cent year on year, according to Children’s Health Ireland (CHI). [...]
Neurorehabilitation provided by a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) of therapists is considered best practice for individuals with acquired brain injury. However, real-world service evaluations remain limited. Therefore, a team of psychologists at Richardson Care decided to complete a service evaluation to examine the outcomes of adults with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). It aimed to evaluate the [...]
Brain-computer interface (BCI) training may help improve cognition in people with Parkinson’s disease, MS, dementia and traumatic brain injury, a study suggests. The approach uses feedback from electrical activity in the brain and was linked to improved perception of small visuomotor errors. The study indicated that participants were able to adjust their brain electrical activity [...]
A Darlington hospital has successfully retained its Triangle of Care accreditation, recognising the service's continued commitment to working in partnership with carers and families to support the recovery of patients. Cygnet St William’s, on Cornwall Avenue, is a 12 bed Neuropsychiatric service, run by Cygnet Health Care, offering treatment to those affected by acquired brain [...]
By Tim Jones and Kieran Grainger of Enable Law, collaborating with Dr Alyson Norman, the chair of Headway Somerset When people think of a brain injury, they tend to picture the critical moment it happens — a dramatic, often life-or-death event that commands immediate attention, care and support. An acquired brain injury (ABI) is any [...]
Martin Gascoigne has spent years sitting at kitchen tables with families who never asked for the job they now do around the clock. As a brain injury case manager, his work is built around the client, the survivor of the injury, but he is quick to point out that the client is only ever half [...]
When Andrea moved into National Care Group’s Ashbrook Neuro Rehabilitation following a long hospital stay, her ultimate goal was to live independently again with her dog. At 55, Andrea was found unresponsive with a significant brain bleed. This resulted in a brain injury that left her with left-sided weakness, mobility challenges and difficulties with memory [...]
An enzyme-targeting approach may offer a new route to treating Parkinson’s disease and traumatic brain injury (TBI), research in mice suggests. Parkinson’s is the second most common neurodegenerative disease and affects more than 10m people worldwide. Current treatments address symptoms but do not prevent the underlying loss of nerve cells that drives the disease. [...]
