TBI Voices

Outpatient Physical Therapy After TBI: The Little Success

Posted on October 18th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Outpatient Physical Therapy After TBI: Lori Part Eleven Our discussion continues with the outpatient physical therapy after TBI and what little success Lori had with it. When asked how long she was kept immobile: So you were still not really ambulating, not walking well, that first months.  How long were you..
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Independence After Severe Brain Injury

Posted on October 19th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Independence after Severe Brain Injury: Lori Part Twelve Lori and I discussed her transition to independence after severe brain injury.  She had some major transitions considering upon her return home her sleeping arrangements were in a crib type surroundings.   You went through physical therapy and at some point that..
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Speech Therapy to Regain Job After Severe TBI

Posted on October 22nd, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Speech Therapy to Regain Job: Lori Part Thirteen We were talking about the successes, so to speak.  The first walk from the van back into your parents’ house and what unfortunately was a bit of a traumatic event in that you fell.  But the joy that you had in letting..
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Severe Brain Injury Changes In Appearance

Posted on October 23rd, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

 Severe Brain Injury Changes In Appearance: Lori Part Fourteen Lori and I talk about the severe brain injury changes in appearance which often happens to anyone with traumatic brain injury. Now you are still an attractive woman even with your severe brain injury changes in appearance.  Thank you. And I..
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Romance Difficulties after Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted on October 24th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Romance Difficulties after Traumatic Brain Injury: Lori Part Fifteen The relationship you have with your now husband is really a quite remarkable story in overcoming the romance difficulties after traumatic brain injury in that you had a mature relationship, that was probably evolving into a marriage in a year or two,..
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Sexual Desire after Severe Brain Injury and Misinterpretations

Posted on October 25th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

 Sexual Desire after Severe Brain Injury: Lori-Part Sixteen  We continued to talk about Lori’s sexual desire after severe brain injury and how easy it is or brain injury survivors to misinterpret their feelings. If  you don’t mind talking about this further, let me ask you about a couple issues.  There is..
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Sexuality After Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted on October 26th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

 Sexuality After Traumatic Brain Injury: Lori Part Seventeen   One of the areas that’s most affected by brain injury is the disconnection between a physical response and an intimate response.  There is also a very strong impulsivity issue that impacts sexuality.  We first learn the word inhibited in the context of..
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Sexuality after Frontal Lobe Injury and Wedding Day

Posted on November 2nd, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

 Sexuality after Frontal Lobe Injury: Lori Part Eighteen   In our previous blog, Lori’s discussed the difficult task of navigating sexuality after frontal lobe injury. Thank you for your honesty about what is one of the most complicated parts of recovering from a brain injury, and it’s especially complicated because sexuality..
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Returning to Work Post Brain Injury: Learning to Put Things on Hold

Posted on November 5th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Returning to Work Post Brain Injury: Lori Part Nineteen  Let’s go back to going returning to work post brain injury. You’d worked for the Board of Realtors for four years, and you’ve had increasing responsibilities.  You said that you were hoping to get a degree.  What was it like returning to work..
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Whiplash Because of Serious Motor Vehicle Wreck

Posted on November 6th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Whiplash along with Headache Pain after TBI: Lori Part Twenty   In part twenty Lori and I talked about some of the other problems she has encountered since her accident such as the whiplash that has caused her other physical problems. Let’s talk about some basic things that I like to discuss..
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