traumatic brain injury

[atphouck]

What are reccomended best practices in the rehab of closed head injury in high functioning
healthy indiviuals w/ Lfrontal lobe impact?


This discussion is related to post traumatic brain injury.

[PaulMD]

Rehabilitation in any head injury patient is focused on the symptoms resulting from the injury.  If the neurons controlling motor functions of the limbs are affected, then exercises can be directed in strengthening of the extremities and maintaining adequate function.  

Frontal lobe impacts may cause speech disturbances as well as mood disorders.  Rehabilitation should be focused in these aspects.

More often, those with closed head injury just suffer a concussion and do not have any lasting symptoms.  Rehabilitation has limited value in these patients.

Regards.