{"id":244233,"date":"2018-07-21T03:14:03","date_gmt":"2018-07-21T03:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/?p=244233"},"modified":"2018-07-21T03:14:03","modified_gmt":"2018-07-21T03:14:03","slug":"treatment-for-patients-with-traumatic-brain-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/treatment-for-patients-with-traumatic-brain-injury_244233.html","title":{"rendered":"Treatment for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"normal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">When a patient has been diagnosed with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) it effects more than just the patient.&nbsp;&nbsp; Some basic information about ABI is that it concerns any impairment to an individual&rsquo;s brain any time following birth.&nbsp; There can be several reasons for a person to suffer from ABI and that includes:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Traumatic injury<\/li>\n<li>Seizures<\/li>\n<li>Tumors,<\/li>\n<li>Actions in which the brain has been deprived of oxygen<\/li>\n<li>Infectious disease<\/li>\n<li>Being subjected to dangerous materials such as with substance abuse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em><br \/><\/em>The number of ABI cases are very alarming<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"normal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is a staggering amount of Canadians that have been diagnosed with ABI&mdash;more than 1.5 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"normal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">This number is continuously on the rise as each year an additional 160,000 people are diagnosed as suffering from an acquired brain injury.&nbsp; With the number of Canadians that are suffering from ABI and TBI, there is an option for <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/therapyspot.ca\/\">treatment<\/a> in Toronto, Canada. <\/p>\n<p class=\"normal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Below are some facts about <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.braininjurycanada.ca\/acquired-brain-injury\/prevention-and-treatment\/\">acquired brain injury<\/a> that may not already be known:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>The number one reason for death and\/or disability throughout the world amongst children, youth and people 44 years of age and under is acquired brain injury<\/li>\n<li>There are approximately 1.5 million Canadians that are living with the consequences of brain injury<\/li>\n<li>There is a higher occurrence of ABI than other such medical cases such as: Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Injury, HIV\/AIDS, and even Breast Cancer collectively<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><br \/>How to treat and prevent ABI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"normal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The best way to treat ABI is to ensure any time there is a chance an individual has suffered from a concussion; they need to seek medical care right away. The medical provider will usually prescribe a 24-48-hour period of complete mental resting; only allowing them to return to regular daily activity at a slow pace.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"normal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Medical professionals encourage prompt, initial diagnosis of any brain injuries&mdash;this ensures for a faster possibility of healing and recovery.&nbsp; However, during this process it is extremely critical that the ABI patient as well as their caregiver remain a sound advocate to the process of treatment prescribed. <\/p>\n<p class=\"normal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Most cases of ABI within Canada are completely curable, as long as diagnosis and treatment is received in a timely fashion.&nbsp; The way a concussion is diagnosed is by the doctor initially questioning the patient about how the injury occurred.&nbsp; There are then further exams, to evaluate the patient&rsquo;s cognitive abilities, vision, dexterity, and steadiness. There may be a need to conduct further medical exams such as an MRI or CT scan to completely measure the extent of the brain injury. <\/p>\n<p class=\"normal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wearing a helmet whenever playing any physical sports that consists of heavy-duty contact to the head is a good way to reduce the chance of suffering from an ABI or TBI. <\/p>\n<p class=\"normal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/therapyspot.ca\/autism-esdm-ibi\/\">Therapy Spot<\/a> in Toronto, Canada has programs available to help victims of TBI which gives them training regarding language, socialization, and other skills to aid the patient in the recovery process.&nbsp; There are one-on-one therapy sessions available and an assessment can be provided at the clinic, the patient&rsquo;s home, work, or even at school.<\/p>\n<p><span style='font-size:18px !important;'>Media Contact<\/span><br \/><strong>Company Name:<\/strong> Therapy Spot <br \/><strong>Contact Person:<\/strong> Simone Friedman<br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href='http:\/\/www.universalpressrelease.com\/?pr=treatment-for-patients-with-traumatic-brain-injury&#038;type=pra'>Send Email<\/a><br \/><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 416-546-3044<br \/><strong>Address:<\/strong>1232 Dufferin St  <br \/><strong>City:<\/strong> Toronto<br \/><strong>State:<\/strong> Ontario M6H 4C3<br \/><strong>Country:<\/strong> Canada<br \/><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/therapyspot.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/therapyspot.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><object type=\"text\/html\" data=\"https:\/\/therapyspot.ca\/\" style=\"width:605px; height:400px;\"><\/object><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/press_stat.php?pr=treatment-for-patients-with-traumatic-brain-injury\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a patient has been diagnosed with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) it effects more than just the patient.&nbsp;&nbsp; Some basic information about ABI is that it concerns any impairment to an individual&rsquo;s brain any time following birth.&nbsp; There can be &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/treatment-for-patients-with-traumatic-brain-injury_244233.html\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[401],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-244233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-Business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=244233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244233\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=244233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=244233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}