Mending With A Brain Injury Expert

By Pamela Hughes


The human form is ideal for most things. Human endurance is actually off the charts, especially in comparison to other animals. Sure, other animals may be faster, a lot faster, and others may be stronger, but none of them can keep on going quite like humanity can. But the human body has some quirks. The mind actively holds back the majority of human strength, since the body is not durable enough to endure such strain and exertion. There is also the matter of the brain, far and away the most delicate part of the human body. When a brain is hurt, a brain injury expert is required.

Brain trauma is the most insidious injury that a person can be hit with. A disease that is beaten leaves the body readjusts itself to be more resistant to it. When skin breaks, it heals tougher than ever before. When a bone breaks, it will heal and repair itself. But not the brain. Once that get hits hard, the damage begins to accumulate. The first shot might not be anything serious, maybe just a few seconds of blackness, and the next shot will be probably be just as ignorable. But the damage adds up and it adds up a lot faster than most people expect.

Brain trauma hurts. Nothing hits a person quote like it. Fine motor skills go, so people become unable to feed themselves, as those fine motor skills are required to work kitchen utensils. Speech goes by the wayside as well, since the brain controls the mouth. But the most devastating is the memory loss. A person can stare at a picture of their family and see nothing more than a group of strangers.

Blunt force trauma is a common means of injury. The skull is a thick mass of bone. But the mind housed inside of it a soft mass of gray matter. The more a person is hit in the head, the less that mass of gray matter is able to function. People who play contact sports like football and hockey suffer high rates of neurological injury. Curiously, studies have shown that mixed martial artists, purveyors of a full contact combat sport, suffer traumatic injuries at significantly lower rates.

Most people are afraid of neurological trauma. So when the symptoms first present, denial is the go to reaction. But those symptoms are not going to go away. The only thing to do is accept that help is necessary.

But healthcare in general is not cheap. Specialized care for neurological trauma is definitely not going to come cheap. Then there is also the cost of care afterwards, since some people might need help.

A doctor has to go through medical school. After that is an internship. A doctor may then study under a specialist and learn from them.

Professional players, especially professional football players, are often put in touch with specialists. However, finding a good neurologist will not be as simple as simply searching for one online. See a general physician and ask for a recommendation. Most hospitals will generally have a neurologist on staff.

Scientists speculate that humans evolved to trade physical strength for higher brain function. But that function is a delicate thing. It must be protected.




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