In the beginning, coping with brain injury is a roller coaster ride.  Although a tragedy for the injured person, it is an equal tragedy for the family.

Because of the lack of information available, the family member closest to the injured person will likely feel very much alone.  When my partner had a very serious motorcycle accident, we were fortunate in that we were surrounded by a huge family support system.  As one who has gone through this...

The following are ways to improve memory problems:

-  Make a list of what can be remembered from the previous day.  i.e.:  what was eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner; what was done in the morning, afternoon and evening; who was spoken to, and what were the conversations about.

-  Have the injured person read the newspaper and then later in the day, or the next day query him/her on what the article or articles were about.

-  Similarly,...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a complex injury to the brain and occurs when an outside force traumatically injures the brain. It has a broad spectrum of symptoms and disabilities, affecting the day to day functioning of a patient. The impact of the injury on a person and his or her family can be devastating.

Rehabilitation aims to improve independent function at home and in society and to help adapt to disabilities or change living conditions to accommodate impairment....

A fold up wheelchair is used for a bed-ridden patient. It comprises mainly of a chair which has a back rest and the main body of the chair can be folded upward and downward. The chair has some frames at the back and the rear legs are attached and connected to the frame. The legs can be rotated to push the frame forward and backward.

In this way the patient can be moved from a sitting position to a horizontal position, or the other way around. The chair or stroller which is...

One of the hardest things about growing older can be giving up your independence. As arthritis pain increases, you need a lot of help moving around, and so you may have to get a wheelchair. However, for people who live alone, a wheelchair is not a viable option since it requires someone else push it. After all, using your upper arms to pull the wheelchair can be just as painful as walking. There are also electric wheelchairs available, but many times these chairs are large and do not...

Illness, surgeries and many debilitating diseases can make you bedridden or confined to a restricted motion in his own house, and sometimes there is a need for a stair lift. However, the high cost of installing a new stair lift might not fit into your budget and many are confined to a specific part of the house or even a word, due to the inability to climb stairs.

To facilitate greater mobility with low costs, many companies hire temporary stair lifts in rents. This service is...

Modern technology is providing an ever-increasing selection of incontinence pants and incontinence briefs, along with protective pads, adult cloth diapers, odor removers, and other adult incontinence products and supplies. More choices makes dealing with adult incontinence easier, but it's important to buy the product that really suits your needs.

Millions of adults of all ages suffer from incontinence, which can be a difficult and life-distrupting condition. For most people,...

One of the greatest long-term needs of older adults and those with chronic illnesses is for in-home, custodial care services. These workers are often referred to as home health aides and certified nursing assistants. These in-home workers make it possible for people with functional limitations to remain at home in a comfortable, familiar environment. Home health aides (as we will refer to this class of workers) provide a wide range of assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs),...

If you are investing in a folding power wheelchair, there are many popular brands that you can rely on. You can approach companies like Invacare, Drive or Sunrise Medical for advice and discounts or low prices.

The price of a folding power wheelchair is approximately $1000. There are discounted offers available, and you should buy the folding power wheelchair, which suits your needs and will be the best help for you. The price also depends on the actual size of the chair and...

Having suffered a shoulder injury earlier this year I started researching the subject on the internet and was surprised by how many different ways there are to injure your shoulders and just how common it is.  Around thirty percent of us will injure one or more of our shoulders. The majority of those injuries fall into two categories.  Wear and tear as we get older is by far the biggest followed closely by sporting injuries.

Anyone who throws or hits a ball in a sports...