We hear all sorts of reasons why you shouldn’t be required to wear a helmet – why it should remain a choice. With this new report from Vietnam, perhaps some of the die-hard, bare-headed bike and motorcycle riders will start to see the error of their ways. Ninety percent of the vehicles in Vietnam are… Read More
Can Oxygen TBI Treatment Cause More Harm Than Good?
According to ScienceDaily, brain damage caused by oxygen deprivation is one of the most common causes of death and long-term neurological damage among infants and children. One of the methods of resuscitation is to apply 100 percent oxygen in an effort to revive the deprived brain. New studies are suggesting that this application may actually… Read More
If You Are Interested…
APACURE – a spinal cord injury site that discusses some news worthy items that can be applied to personal injury experiences. They say that there are an estimated 50 million Americans who are affected by either diseases or disorders of the spinal cord or the brain. While the site isn’t the most engaging visually, they… Read More
Best Practices on Communicating to Someone With a Disability – Your Weekly Spotlight
Communicating How You Want to Be Treated After A Disabling Injury When you are newly disabled, whether through a spinal injury or traumatic brain injury, there are so many vital things to process and re-learn that figuring out where to start can seem very overwhelming. Today we are looking at tips on how to speak… Read More
Disability Advice: How to Improve Your Cash Flow
On the blog, If I Only Had a Brain, author Laura Bruno discusses how to improve your cash flow when you are encumbered with a disability. She lists tips for those who were injured at work or in a car accident while providing ideas for additional earning potential. While not overly in-depth, the information she… Read More
Creating Greater Independence for Those with SCI and TBI
Engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new device that will help those with severe disabilities, such as those who are immobilized by a spinal cord injury, live fuller and more independent lives. Assistant professor Maysam Ghovanloo and graduate student Xueliang Huo developed The Tongue Drive system which allows users to direct… Read More