Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Archives

June 12, 2014/

Military Connection: Legion to Host PTSD Symposium: By Debbie Gregory

By Debbie Gregory The American Legion is holding a symposium on TBI/PTSD titled, “Advancing Care and Treatment for Veterans with TBI and PTSD. The symposium will be held on June 24, 2014, in Washington D.C. This past February, the American Legion, one of the country’s largest Veteran organizations, conducted a survey that polled more than […]

March 10, 2014/

VA Unveils Mobile Phone APP That Measures TBI

By Debbie Gregory. On March 7, 2014, the VA announced the launch of a new tool designed to help Veterans identify Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI). The tool comes in the form of a mobile phone application (APP) that has been dubbed the “Concussion Coach”. The Concussion Coach is the result of a collaborative effort by […]

February 24, 2014/

Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center Provides Education as well as Treatment for TBIs

By Debbie Gregory. Since 2000, more than 287,000 U.S. military personnel have sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Reported injuries have occurred both in training and combat settings. According to the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC), 83% of TBIs are considered mild TBIs (mTBI), which include concussions. With their high percentages of occurrence, […]

January 30, 2014/

U.S. Military & NFL Join Forces to Combat TBI

By Debbie Gregory. Professional athletes are sometimes compared to warriors. Golden voiced commentators describe the field of play, likening the arenas and stadiums to battlefields, and the players as highly motivated soldiers in armies intent on total domination. No sport is referred to in this manner more than professional football. Athletes who play in the […]

April 17, 2013/

New Device Can Detect Battlefield TBI’s

By Debbie Gregory. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a disruption of brain function resulting from a blow or jolt to the head or penetrating head injury. Unfortunately, Traumatic Brain Injuries often occurs on the battlefield and is one of the main wounds of war injuring our troops. The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have placed […]

March 27, 2012/

Another Profile In Courage – Denita Hartfield

Denita Hartfield is a profile in courage. Dennita planned to be career Army. She enlisted in 1992 to “serve my country and see the world.” With enthusiasm and passion, Denita moved from one role to another. She held positions as an analyst and assisted leadership training in state-of-the-art global positioning systems. As a weapons of […]