Category Archives: traumatic brain injury

Music is Good for Your Brain

July 9, 2010 – 5:49 pm

Whether it is classical, jazz, or good old-fashioned rock and roll, almost everyone enjoys listening to some form of music. Music can also be good for the brain as highlighted in a recent Cochrane Systematic Review of the prevailing research on music therapy, titled Music Therapy for Acquired Brain Injury. When someone suffers from an [...]

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March is Brain Injury Awareness Month

March 11, 2010 – 6:11 pm

Approximately 5.3 million Americans (that’s almost 2% of the US population) currently have a long-term or lifelong need for help as a result of a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Almost 1.4 million Americans sustain a TBI each year. By the numbers, each person has a 1:300 chance of experiencing a TBI.  In addition, it is [...]

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