In the blog “How to Recover: Comebacks from Traumatic Brain Injury”, Mike Wilkinson has posted a series of posts discussing TBI recovery plateaus. The information on Wilkinson’s site is both helpful and well worth considering if you or someone you know has suffered a traumatic brain injury. Wilkinson talks through the both the frustrations and… Read More
Generous Giving and Timely Education
Mike Heikes, a five-time cross-country bicyclist and brain injury survivor, raises money for charity, provides safety education and has given away more than 5,000 helmets to kids. Heikes has created “Helmets for Kids” to educate others and hopefully prevent some of them from experiencing the difficulties he has encountered with his brain injury.
Wheelchairs Unite!
We have a noticed a trend in spinal cord and traumatic brain injury news lately – a significant amount of it has been coming out of Canada. What do the Canadians share? It would seem that the country is dedicated to providing support and awareness for brain and spinal cord injuries, and the activities they… Read More
Life Rolls On
“Spinal cord injuries don’t hold people back. They push people forward,” says Joe Levy, the coordinator for the June 22 “They Will Surf Again” event held in Long Branch, N.J. This event, sponsored by the Life Rolls On Foundation, draws participants from the severely disabled who can no longer surf, to those who recovered from… Read More
Recent TBI Research
An article from Medinfo came to our attention as it includes some information on traumatic brain injury (TBI) research along with summaries of a few of the most recent studies. Some of the authors mentioned are among the top researchers in this area. For a worthwhile teaser on controversial drug treatments, healing TBI, cognitive development… Read More
Extreme Sports Lead to Extreme Damage
Chris Dufficy, Jon Gocer, Christ Tutin – do you recognize any of these names? Dufficy is a pro-snowboarder, Gocer a popular skateboarder and Tutin is a dirt bike rider, and all of them have sustained traumatic brain injuries while participating in extreme sports. Profiled in Lionel Goddard’s documentary film Wipe Out, these young men represent… Read More