Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: The Guidebook is an indispensable resource for people living with the consequences of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI). In this concise, comprehensive manual, Cognitive... More > Rehabilitation Specialist Mary Lou Acimovic draws from over 30 years of clinical experience to validate and demystify the symptoms of MTBI, offering a unique approach to treatment designed to educate, empower and inspire. The mission: Help the millions of people struggling with this potentially devastating condition understand their injuries and regain control of their lives. It is a guide to recovery.< Less
Everyday “normal” life is a mix of swirling mental, emotional, physical and spiritual components. How does this change with a severe injury? I had a stable, normal life until a... More > “minor” motor vehicle accident, a serious neck injury, a traumatic brain injury and post traumatic stress disorder threw me into an alternate state of reality. The Workers Comp system, a physician unable to recognize or diagnose my injuries, and my employer's insurance carrier who automatically assumes fraud are my antagonists and further devastate me. My life and my family life will never be the same.
Despite all this, I overcame, healed and went back to working in my profession (RN) with the help of alternative medicine, a Native American Indian healer and Spirit. My story is very unique and it is written to encourage, educate and to give hope to others (patients as well as care givers), who are on the TBI and/or PTSD road to recovery.< Less
Everyday “normal” life is a mix of swirling mental, emotional, physical and spiritual components. How does this change with a severe injury? I had a stable, normal life until a... More > “minor” motor vehicle accident, a serious neck injury, a traumatic brain injury and post traumatic stress disorder threw me into an alternate state of reality. The Workers Comp system, a physician unable to recognize or diagnose my injuries, and my employer's insurance carrier who automatically assumes fraud are my antagonists and further devastate me. My life and my family life will never be the same.
Despite all this, I overcame, healed and went back to working in my profession (RN) with the help of alternative medicine, a Native American Indian healer and Spirit. My story is very unique and it is written to encourage, educate and to give hope to others (patients as well as care givers), who are on the TBI and/or PTSD road to recovery.< Less
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is the number one killer in the medical industry.
TBI affects and disables more people than AIDS and breast cancer patients combined. Based on studies, by the National... More > Center for Injury Prevention and Control, every 23 seconds one person in the United States encounters a Traumatic Brain Injury. Statistics conclude there are 1.4 million Americans who sustain a traumatic brain injury each year.
Despite large numbers, most TBI survivors suffer symptoms their entire life with-out resolve. Why do so many TBI survivors struggle with recovery? The answer is clear. Survivors and their caregivers are not properly informed of the necessary steps involved in healing the brain. Luckily, this book simplifies neurological terminology and discusses all aspects of the healing process.< Less
This book describes the evidence behind the application of Therapeutic Hypothermia on patients with injury to the brain and spinal cord, that includes ischemia reperfusion after cardiac arrest or... More > asphyxiation, traumatic brain injury, acute ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, refractory intracranial hypertension, cerebral edema in acute liver failure, subarachnoid hemorrhage, as well as spinal cord injury. This book discusses the mechanisms by which therapeutic hypothermia can mitigate the pathophysiologies responsible for secondary brain injury, and provides information to help guide this treatment with regard to timing, depth, duration, and management of side-effects. The book also discusses the methods and technologies used to induce and maintain therapeutic hypothermia. It also describes how hypothermia can influence the ability to prognosticate these injured patients and provides grounds for future directions in the application of and research with therapeutic hypothermia...< Less
(This second edition includes a homeopathic appendix for use by the homeopath for clients with brain injuries and/or post traumatic stress disorder. Foreword written by Maria Bohle, CCH, RSHom (NA),... More > CEO, The British Institute of Homeopathy.)
My stable, normal life was changed suddenly when I sustained a “minor" motor vehicle accident. A serious neck injury, a traumatic brain injury and post traumatic stress disorder threw me into an alternate state of reality. The Workers Comp system, a physician unable to recognize or diagnose my injuries, and my employer's insurance carrier who automatically assumes fraud are my antagonists and further devastate me. My life and my family life will never be the same. Despite all this, I overcame, healed and went back to working in my profession (RN) with the help of alternative medicine, homeopathy, a Native American Indian Healer and Spirit. My story is written to encourage, educate and to give hope to patients as well as their care-givers.< Less
(This second edition includes a homeopathic appendix for use by the homeopath for clients with brain injuries and/or post traumatic stress disorder. Foreword written by Maria Bohle, CCH, RSHom (NA),... More > CEO, The British Institute of Homeopathy.)
My stable, normal life was changed suddenly when I sustained a “minor" motor vehicle accident. A serious neck injury, a traumatic brain injury and post traumatic stress disorder threw me into an alternate state of reality. The Workers Comp system, a physician unable to recognize or diagnose my injuries, and my employer's insurance carrier who automatically assumes fraud are my antagonists and further devastate me. My life and my family life will never be the same. Despite all this, I overcame, healed and went back to working in my profession (RN) with the help of alternative medicine, homeopathy, a Native American Indian Healer and Spirit. My story is written to encourage, educate and to give hope to patients as well as their care-givers.< Less
This is a story of grief, healing, hope and love.
This is the author's life as it relates to her three brothers. It is the story of what happened to them. It is a story of holding on to oneself in... More > the midst of six sibling and rediscovering oneself while losing them, one after another. It is a very personal, inspiring story of sibling life and sibling loss.
Sally's life is an extraordinary story of losing 2 brothers to death and 1, in large measure, to a traumatic brain injury. Her book will have special resonance for folks who have lost siblings, who are caretakers for disabled siblings, or who are in recovery, but you don't need those exact experiences to identify with Sally's powerful words.< Less
