Why misconceptions happen: According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the United States is approximately 1.5–2 million cases per year, and it is the foremost cause of injury and neurological disability among children, young adults and seniors. Despite the frequency with which it occurs, the general […]

Read Part 1 of the article about the causes of non-traumatic brain injuries, which we target at NeuLife’s brain injury facility. Today’s article includes several other sources of non-traumatic (acquired) brain injury. Brain Hemorrhage Bleeding inside the brain is known as a brain hemorrhage. It's caused by an artery in the brain bursting and causing […]

There are two types of brain injuries: traumatic, when an external object causes brain tissue damage, and non-traumatic, also called acquired brain injury, the result of change, damage or infection internal to the body. There are many different causes of non-traumatic brain injuries, some of which are more common than others. They include infections, lack […]

A brain injury is any injury to the brain that affects a person physically, emotionally or behaviorally. Brain injuries can happen at birth or may arise later from trauma or an illness. Depending on the cause, a brain injury is called either traumatic or non-traumatic. Causes of Traumatic Brain Injury Traumatic brain injuries do not […]

Physicians cannot cure many neurological disorders, but rehabilitation can assist in treating symptoms and the restoration of daily functioning.  NeuLife provides individualized therapy to help patients experiencing neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, cerebral Palsy, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease) achieve the highest quality of life. Before we explore the most common neurological […]

If you had a chance to read our last article on Post Acute Rehabilitation Programs at NeuLife Rehab (Part 1), you know that amputee rehabilitation is one of the post acute rehabilitation programs we offer in our facility. Similar to our brain injury rehabilitation program, amputee rehab is dedicated to patients who have suffered a […]

Post-acute rehabilitation is the time during which the patient who suffered a traumatic injury is participating in various kinds of rehab programs that aim at bringing him or her as close to their pre-injury state as possible. ‘Post Acute’ indicates that the patient was previously at an acute care facility, such as a hospital or […]

Brain Injury Clinic News: Scientists are now working on blast/impact simulations to study their effect on the brain. They work on developing a special computer that will enable researchers to better understand how a blast on the battlefield can impact soldiers’ brains and lead to traumatic brain injury.     According to ScienceDaily: “Researchers at […]

It gives us great pleasure to announce that Karen Macaluso, a Certified Case Manager and Catastrophic Case Manager, has joined our team. Karen is our Director of Admissions Business Development & Nurse Case Manager. She is available to our patients at the our  NeuLife Rehab facility located in Mount Dora.     Quick facts about […]

When is an injury considered ‘catastrophic’? ‘Catastrophic injury’ is a widely used term but it’s not always used correctly. Many times we hear about ‘catastrophic injuries’ in various contexts - in the news, ER rooms, during sports events broadcasts, etc. One may wonder - when is the injury considered ‘catastrophic’? Unfortunately, there isn’t just one […]

You have probably already heard about the correlation between contact sports and brain injury, but perhaps you didn’t quite realize just how strong this correlation is. A study by Dr. Joseph Maldijan from UT Southwestern showed that one season of high school football alone was enough to cause physiological changes in the brain. In the […]

According to scientifically validated research, post-acute brain injury rehabilitation, one of the specialized services we offer at our brain injury facility - NeuLife Rehab, improves the quality of life of individuals who have experienced an acquired brain injury (ABI) and reduces lifetime medical costs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that ABI […]