A brain injury can affect anyone. For this reason, TBI on the Hill strives to be nonpartisan.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is presumed to be an autoimmune disorder, but beyond that, is not fully understood. What is understood is some of the terrible symptoms that can occur with MS, including: blurred or double vision, muscle weakness, lack of coordination,...
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Rebecca M. It is often quite hard to determine how bad a brain injury is soon after it has happens, yet speed is needed for the best treatment of the injury, in order to have the best chance of recovery. No one brain injury it quite like another. Earlier this year,...
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Last year, I reported on the secondary danger that can arise from using the shoulder-launched heavy artillery Carl Gustaf. Carl Gustaf has a twin though – heavy artillery known as SMAW… and, just like with Carl Gustaf, SMAW is strong enough both to blow up a tank...
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To one who has a brain injury and their family and friends, the definition may seem relatively clear – a brain injury is something that disrupts the functioning of the brain. Nationally, the CDC has only a specific definition of and webpage for traumatic brain...
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Being home to the Pentagon, headquarters of the Department of Defense, Virginia has been the center of much brain injury research and treatment. Having a background in pediatric neurology and a past residency at the Brooke Army Medical Center, a military hospital...
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When I was in brain injury rehabilitation, all I knew and strived for was to return to my “old self”. I saw my disability as an almost impassable obstacle in the road of my life, filled with negative consequences. However, more recently, I have identified mental...
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The federal Traumatic Brain Injury Act provides many benefits to survivors. For example, much of the research that I reference on this website is done by organizations funded through the Act. When it was originally signed into law in 1996, the TBI Act...
read moreMelissa Gilbert (D), known for her role as Laura Ingalls in the 1974 to 1983 television series ‘Little House on the Prairie’ and former president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), has halted her bid for Congress in the 8th Congressional District in Michigan. Regarding...
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On Friday, December 21, 2018, “H.R. 6615, which reauthorizes appropriations for programs and activities relating to the study, prevention, and treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI),” was signed into law by President Trump. Officially called the...
read moreThis past week, Muhammad Ali lost his long struggle with Parkinson’s Disease*, but the memory of Ali is still very much in the minds of our politicians. On May 26, Rep. Mullin (R-OK), a former professional mixed martial arts fighter, introduced H.R. 5365, the...
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