Brainlash: Maximize Your Recovery From Brain Injury

by Gail L. Dr. Denton

Mild traumatic brain injury can happen to anyone, anytime; in cars, sports, or workplace accidents, falls, or through physical assault, including domestic violence and shaken-baby syndrome. The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control estimates that 1.4 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year, and that at least 5.3 million Americans currently have long-term or lifelong need for help to perform activities of daily living as a result of a TBI.

Brainlash provides the tools and facts to make the recovery process more intelligible-- and to support the wide range of people affected by MTBI. For patients, family members, physicians and other health care providers, attorneys, health insurance companies, employers and others, it covers options and services, health and vocational issues, medicolegal topics, psychological and emotional implications, and more!

362 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 2, 2008

Reviews

[Leah Moore · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is written in a clear, concise manner which makes it easy to digest. Reading this book after the fact I found myself nodding along. Not overly helpful after the fact, but I could see this being a really good resource for family members and caregivers that are trying to understand what it is like to have a TBI and how best to support.

[Drew Dinsdale · Rating 5 out of 5]

Positive Resource for those digesting their own Brain Injury

I am now learning first-hand how long it factually takes to recover from a serious brain injury. Mine occurred in 2010 and I am still finding skills that I can do through intuition. The information is all still in my brain - it’s just not accessed at all in the traditional (active) sense

[Kara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Franklin day planner
ElectroAcupoint Therapy
Aston Patterning
Astrology
Cranial-Sacral technique
Cross crawling
Homeopathy
Hypnotherapy
Interactive metronome
Mozart
Polarity therapy
Psychic healing
Quantum energetics

[Ali Benson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Didactic and succinct, peppered with personal accounts. Would recommend to anyone with folks in their life with acquired brain injury!

[Hallie S]

Dated, but there’s still some good info in there. One piece of advice I’m carrying forward is to delegate the tasks that make me cry.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Validating, but not the most practical of all I've read about brain injury.