Brain injury
A care provider is creating a new generation of independent living accommodation to maximise the recovery potential and future opportunities of people living with acquired brain injuries (ABI).
Former professional rugby players are more likely to show signs of mental health issues including depression, anxiety and irritability compared to amateur rugby players and non-contact athletes, a new study has revealed.
Adolescents and young adults with post-concussive symptoms who have sustained three to five concussions show disruption in brain connectivity, a new study has revealed.
Training to enable staff in the prison and criminal justice system better understand brain injury is being rolled out across the country, in what has been hailed as an “important milestone” in decade-long efforts to improve support.
More support is needed for families caring for former athletes living with neurodegenerative disease, a new study has revealed.
A new partnership is harnessing the power of football to help increase support for people living with brain injuries and other neurological conditions.
Concussion could be detected and evaluated by a video taken on a smart device, through the use of an app which monitors the eye’s reaction to light.
MPs and brain charities today visited Downing Street to urge the Prime Minister to Back the ABI Bill.
A new aquatic therapy programme has been launched by Calvert Reconnections, expanding its neurorehabilitation offering further still.
An organisation established in response to the lack of community-based brain injury support is now helping to change the reality for survivors across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
