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Tag Archives: traumatic brain injury
Sensory Stimulation and Snoezelen
Sensory stimulation refers to interventions designed to stimulate one or more of the five senses. These interventions are designed to provide a relaxing and soothing activity which is failure free, responsive to the individual, and is enabling. Sensory stimulation interventions … Continue reading
NFL Takes Initiative in Head Injury Prevention and Care
With the issues of head injury and concussion in the spotlight recently, the National Football League has made amendments to its concussion policies and these changes have been implemented this season. By the leagues own estimation, roughly 175 concussions occur … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Organization, Report
Tagged brain injury, concussion, education, spinal cord injury, sports, traumatic brain injury
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NIH Database will speed up research of Traumatic Brain Injury
In a press release from August 29th, 2011, NIH will build a database that will help speed research of traumatic brain injury (TBI) to better its prevention, diagnosis and treatment. This database is being built-in conjunction with the Department of Defense. … Continue reading
Posted in Organization
Tagged databases, disability, knowledge translation, news release, NIH, NINDS, study, TBI, traumatic brain injury
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Hojas informativas en español del Centro del Modelo de Sistemas sobre el Conocimiento de Traducción
En el post del blog de hoy, vamos a discutir las hojas de datos informativos proporcionados por MSKTC. El Centro del Modelo de Sistemas sobre el Conocimiento de Traducción (MSKTC) tiene hojas informativas que cubren una amplia gama de temas incluyendo cuidado de la piel y las úlceras por presión, dolor después de la lesión de la médula espinal, la … Continue reading
Posted in Fact sheet, Organization, Publications, Website
Tagged accessibility, Bone health, brain injury, Burn Injury, depression, disability, education, employment, Fact Sheets, knowledge translation, MSKTC, parenting, Pediatric injuries, Spanish, Spasticity, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, Vegetative and Minimally Conscious States, vocational rehabilitation, wheelchairs, wound care
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Did you know…? Fact sheets for SCI, TBI, and Burn Injury
The Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center has an excellent library of fact sheets designed to answer some of your most pressing questions about spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and burn injury. These sheets are comprehensive and authoritative. … Continue reading
Posted in Fact sheet, Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged Burn Injury, Fact Sheets, SCI, spinal cord injury, TBI, traumatic brain injury
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Rep. Giffords Rehabilitation Generates Awareness of the Lack of Access to Adequate Rehabilitation for many Individuals with Brain Injury
The tragic events on January 8, 2011 near Tucson, Arizona brought brain injury into the national spotlight with the shooting of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Rep. Giffords has made remarkable progress since her injury and continues to thrive at TIRR … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged brain injury, Gabrielle Giffords, medicare, rehabilitation, traumatic brain injury
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Funding Opportunity: Two National Data and Statistical Centers
NIDRR announced invitations for proposals for national data and statistical centers focusing on spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury: National Data and Statistical Center for Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems 76 FR 344 – Office of Special Education and … Continue reading
Posted in Grant/scholarship opportunity
Tagged data, Grants, SCI, spinal cord injury, statistics, TBI, traumatic brain injury
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Funding Opportunity: 4 NIDRR grant announcements
We have a handy alert set up for Grants.gov to let us know when new NIDRR grant announcements have been posted. Here are the latest: Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Cognitive Rehabilitation at http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=48870 Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on … Continue reading
Know More: New Interactive Tutorial on TBI
The National Institutes of Health has a new interactive tutorial on traumatic brain injury (TBI). This program is perfect for friends and loved ones of a person who has recently experienced a TBI. It covers the anatomy of the brain, … Continue reading
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Tagged patient education, traumatic brain injury, tutorial
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NARIC Digital Archive Project: New Additions
Newly released documents from NARIC’s Original Research Collection Continue reading
Posted in Guide, Publications, Report
Tagged accessibility, advocacy, deaf, fellowships, rich media, rural, technology, telehealth, traumatic brain injury
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