Professional Development Opportunities August 2022 Our writing programs at Neuro Community Care continue to thrive this summer! Through our Virtual Independence Programs (VIP), we offer warrior and caregiver writing circles…
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Alternative Therapy-Creative Exploration through Expressive Writing with Anne Alper, MA
Creative Exploration through Expressive Writing with Anne Alper, MA No experience required. Beyond rules of grammar & punctuation or taboos–simply open to your creative self. Please bring your curiosity, pen…
Alternative Therapy -Explore Art with ArtWorks therapist Craig Todd, MMT
Explore Art with ArtWorks therapist Craig Todd, MMT “Doodling”, simple drawing and scribbles is not only fun, but can be good for you. Doodling can relieve stress and anxiety, work…
Warrior finds healing through art
After suffering a spinal cord injury from 11 gunshot wounds during a carjacking, Navy veteran LaQuan Taylor found it difficult to find activities that inspired him. But soon after joining…
Predicting recovery time for sports concussions
Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) can result from a blow or jolt to the head or an object going through the skull. Millions of sports-related mild TBIs, or concussions, occur each…
BLAST: Greater speed, accuracy in recognizing brain injury
ARLINGTON, Va.—Modern body armor better protects warfighters against shrapnel from explosive blasts. However, they still face a hidden threat—the resulting blast pressure and shock wave that could cause traumatic brain…
Research: Aerobic exercise shows promise for treatment of wounded warriors with mild traumatic brain injury
LAWRENCE — Improvised explosive devices and associated blast injuries have left over 350,000 U.S. service members in Iraq and Afghanistan with an invisible wound: traumatic brain injury. “Soldiers get blown…
Depression Symptoms Can Increase With Concussion
Many service members who sustain a concussion also cope with depression. There is a distinct connection between depression and traumatic brain injury (TBI). In fact, depression diagnoses increase after a…