Brain Injury Awareness Month
March is TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) Awareness month. TBIs affect 2.8 million people annually and can have short term affects or persistent lifelong impairments following the injury. A brain injury is classified as non-degenerative, non-congenital insult to the brain from an external mechanical force. They can range from a mild TBI; most often known as a concussion; to a moderate or even severe TBI. Research has been done extensively on treatment for moderate to severe TBIs,