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Published on: June 6, 2011

Perspective on NFL Football Player’s Injuries viewed by New York Brain Injury Lawyer

by Stephen Bilkis

According to a New York City Brain Injury Lawyer, a lot of NFL Football Players sustain injuries to their heads during player and this can affect them later on in life. Research study has shown that throughout the professional life of an athlete, at least sixty percent of them have received some type of concussion. There are also some that suffer Alzheimer’s disease or issues with remembering things after their career is over and at an age of retirement.

“The brain goes through so many hits and bruises during the games and during practice and the NFL player does not realize the impact until it is too late,” says a physician. Many doctors have also confirmed that this is indeed the case.

Wrestling is also another sport that causes injury to the brain and some athletes will find their career at a halt due to these injuries. Doctors in Brooklyn and The Bronx are concentrating on cures for these ailments.

Published on: June 5, 2011

Gifford’s Office Focuses on Brain Injury Care for All

by Stephen Bilkis

The office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and other members of Congress launched an appeal to the Obama administration late last week. The appeal was to see to it that all brain-injury patients are provided with the full range of rehabilitation services available to the injured congresswoman.

In a letter signed by chief of staff Pia Carusone, Giffords’ office urged Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius to include brain-trauma rehabilitation services as essential benefits in its Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, despite budget cuts looming in Congress.

Five months after a gunman shot her in the head at point-blank range during a public appearance, Giffords is still undergoing rehabilitation care at TIRR Memorial Hermann Medical Center in Houston. Her staff only provides limited updates on her condition. Most updates given by her staff refer to ‘progresses’ and ‘improvements.’

Published on: June 1, 2011

Less than 1 in 10 patients die from their combat-related injuries

by Stephen Bilkis

New York Brain Injury Lawyers have documented a decrease in the killed:wounded ratio thanks to advances in medical science. Less than 1 in 10 patients die from their combat-related injuries. Even on the battlefield, there have been great medical innovations. Clinical improvements used to treat traumatic brain injury (TBI) include early decompressive craniectomy, neuro-critical care, cerebral angiography, transcranial Doppler, hypertonic saline, TBI clinical management guidelines, among other techniques.

All the new medical procedures have resulted in a greater survival rate for fighters injured in combat. This, however, leaves a great many with debilitating injuries, which means new procedures for rehabilitation must be developed.

The press reports the frequency of explosive blast traumatic brain injury (bTBI) as around 40-60% of deployed U.S. combatants. Another report estimates as many as 320,000 or 20% of all forces deployed suffer from some kind of TBI. There is little evidence to support these claims and a comprehensive study of bTBI has yet to occur.