March is Brain Injury Awareness Month
Many people have heard or read that March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. Probably fewer know what it means or its implications.
Those who do know this important aspect of March include persons who have sustained brain injuries, their caregivers, medical professionals, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists and many therapists in other specialties who work with patients, including ours. At NeuLife, we provide innovative post-acute services to persons who have sustained these and other types of catastrophic injuries, are very aware of the importance of March and every other month. We live it daily and around the clock; not just in March. Indeed, it is the very reason we exist.
At NeuLife, we believe the significance of Brain Injury Awareness Month is for other populations as well: those who have never experienced, sought resources for, provided care for or have a family member who is a brain injury patient. It is for those who think they are far removed or immune from the possibility of a brain injury. It is these populations that need this information and —possibly in the future—the services that NeuLife offers. They need help to understand and to deal with the continuum of care of a patient who has progressed through the acute and rehabilitative stages of care, and has reached the stage at which s/he may remain for many years.
No one expects a brain injury. However, the statistics on their frequency are startling and statistics support that males are far more likely to sustain a traumatic brain injury than females. Even more startling are the kinds of relatively common occurrences from which they can result. According to statistics from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), brain injuries often result from the following common occurrences, in about this order:
• Falls, often by older adults
• Motor vehicle collisions
• Being struck by, or striking against, solid, stationary objects
• Active military duty
Let NeuLife help. Not just in March, but always.
