Articles Tagged ‘disability’
Neuroscience & Neurology | By July 19, 2008 | By Nirupama Shankar, PT, MHS | 1 Comment
Virtual Reality - New Steps in Stroke Rehabilitation
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA or stroke) is one of the leading causes of death and disability in the USA; each year about 700,000 people sustain a stroke across the country. Based on the location and size of the lesion, there may be severe and permanent loss of function. The most significant residual effects of a CVA are related to paralysis (hemiplegia), speech disabilities (apraxia, aphasia), and neglect of the affected side. Unilateral neglect is a condition where the patient is unable to identify or respond to any sensory on the affected side of the body; and is more common is a right-sided CVA.
For a large part of the previous century, it was believed that people with stroke would have to lead a largely dependent life, confined to the wheelchair. They were even discouraged from moving their limbs or exercising. Over the years, rehabilitation for patients with stroke has come a long way. Read more →
- Living with Traumatic Brain Injury
- Traumatic Brain Injury: A Silent Epidemic
- ADD Awareness Day: An Oxymoron?
A lady (let’s call her Carla) is driving down a street — it’s 10:00 pm on a Friday night. She thinks about her kids in bed, makes a mental note to check in on them before she goes to bed. She wonders what her boss has in store for her at the 8:00 a.m. meeting that was scheduled a week... Read more →
Approximately every 15 seconds, someone in America suffers a traumatic brain injury (TBI). There are about 1,500,000 new brain injuries each year. Most of these are mild concussions — which can have lasting cognitive effects — but many are much more severe. Approximately 50,000 Americans... Read more →
The U.S. Senate declared September 19th to be ADD Awareness Day. To celebrate, I’m going to lose my car keys. What a Shame About Me Perhaps the biggest problem with attention deficit disorder (ADD or ADHD or AD/HD or ADD/ADHD), is that superstitious and stereotyped social attitudes keep people... Read more →
Monday, October 13, 2008
- The Anti-Psychiatry Movement
- Should Doctors Have Guns?
- Vaccines - A Two-Edged Sword
- Extremist Muslim Doctors Do More Than Heal
- Woman Comparable to Men in Domestic Violence: Stereotypes and their Consequences
- God And Religion: Is It All In Our Heads?
- The Bipolar Trend
- Anti-Smoking Campaign Doesn't Mess Around
- The Implications of Implanted Chips
- The Science of Brain Freeze
- The Biopsychosocial Model of Health & Illness
- Is War A Psychosis?
- Unhinging from Theory: Autism and Opinions
- Mind-Body: We Want Evidence, Don't We?
- Are You Vegetarian? How Do You Get Enough Protein?
- Meditation for Troubled Minds: Can the Mind Heal the Mind?
- Encephalon, Thirty-Third Edition
- Acknowledging Vaccination Concerns
- Usually It's Cheaper to Pay Than to Go To Court
- Integrating Schizophrenia Management
- ADHD - A Very Incomplete Puzzle
- Stop Talking, You Might Get Cancer
- Health Care and Politics II - The Democrats
- Health Care and Politics I - The Republicans
- Brain Blogging, Fortieth Edition
- China’s Tainted Reputation
- The Silent Epidemic of Health Illiteracy
- Managed Care Kills a Provider’s Reputation
- Writing Away Your Worries
- Sleep Deprivation, Behavior, and the Young
- Preventative Care in Medicine
- Cheating Husbands - What His Genes Tell Us
- Reduced Empathy Following Traumatic Brain Injury
- Craniosacral Therapy – Healing Through Touch
- Brain Blogging, Thirty-Ninth Edition
- Are Doctors Super Human?
- Taking Care of Those Who Take Care of Us
- Water - How Much is Too Much?
- Involving Physicians in Military Interrogations
- What Does Your iPod Say About You?
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