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Brainlash: Maximize Your Recovery from Mild Brain Injury
Brainlash Maximize Your Recovery from Mild Brain Injury Author:Gail L. Denton Brainlash: (brān-lăsh) n. (coined word, 1993, from brain and whiplash), a condition that may result from whiplash-type actions to the brain. — Brain injury is often caused by everyday occurrences — domestic violence, sports accidents, car smashups. This comprehensive guide complements medical treatment for anyone with ... more »mild brain injury. Its down-to-earth, practical advice covers virtually every aspect of the recovery process, from driving and sex to self-esteem, stamina, support systems, nutrition, pain, and much more. With its up-to-date findings, case studies, list of resources, and thorough bibliography, this is the bible that patients, caregivers, and family members will turn to again and again for help.
Brainlash provides the tools and facts to make the recovery process more intelligible — and to support the wide range of people affected by mild traumatic brain injury. For patients, family members, physicians and other health care provides, attorneys, health insurance companies, employers, and others, it covers options and services, health and vocational issues, medicolegal topics, psychological and emotional implications, and more. And it is written from the unique perspective of a clinician who has herself survived a mild brain injury, offering important tips that will make the road ahead easier.
"Techniques used by Denton to help her in her own recovery are amazing and should be considered by others going through similar situations. . . . As any person with a life-altering injury or disease knows, sometimes you have to rely on sheer will and resolve to overcome obstacles. Denton has demonstrated that many times over. Her story, as outlined in these pages, is a true inspiration and should motivate us all. Any person involved in any aspect of brain injury would do great benefit to themselves by reading this important book." — from the Foreward by James S. Brady« less