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Healing the Traumatized Brain: Coping after Concussion and Other Brain Injuries
The essential guide to recovering from concussion and other brain injuries. Recovering from a brain injury can be a challenging and prolonged process. Learn how to maximize your recovery from the effects of brain injuries with the guidance of Sandeep Vaishnavi, MD, PhD, and Vani Rao, MBBS, MD, two leading medical experts with extensive experience helping patients recover from concussion and other brain injuries. Healing the Traumatized Brain explains how the brain works, how injuries affect the brain, and how to use your brain's own power to recover. This detailed guide contains essential information • The emotional, behavioral, mental, and physical effects following concussion and other brain injuries
• Medication options and lifestyle changes
• Practical strategies for healing, including stress management, behavioral therapy, and cognitive rehabilitation
• Neuroplasticity and nutrition as they affect recovery
• Behavioral disorders, balance disorders, and hormonal changes following concussion and other brain injuries
• The effects of coexisting factors such as other medical problems, recreational drug use, the misuse of prescribed medications, and poor sleep hygiene
• The science associated with repeated brain trauma and promising therapies on the horizon Building on the work of Vaishnavi and Rao's best-selling book The Traumatized Brain , this guide is filled with practical information and tips for coping with concussion, injury from a stroke, and other brain injuries.
• Medication options and lifestyle changes
• Practical strategies for healing, including stress management, behavioral therapy, and cognitive rehabilitation
• Neuroplasticity and nutrition as they affect recovery
• Behavioral disorders, balance disorders, and hormonal changes following concussion and other brain injuries
• The effects of coexisting factors such as other medical problems, recreational drug use, the misuse of prescribed medications, and poor sleep hygiene
• The science associated with repeated brain trauma and promising therapies on the horizon Building on the work of Vaishnavi and Rao's best-selling book The Traumatized Brain , this guide is filled with practical information and tips for coping with concussion, injury from a stroke, and other brain injuries.
352 pages, Hardcover
Published July 18, 2023
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December 5, 2025Easy to skim and find relevant chapters on a specific aspect related to head injury. Most chapters provide an overview of the topic with a quick case study, description of outcomes/treatment, and summary at the end.
Because the book takes a broad approach to brain injury, covering everything from major strokes to mild concussion, the chapters tend more towards generic advice. The chapter on the structure of the brain is very detailed, but this is where I could have used less information. Overall, still a helpful resource, but probably most useful in the earlier stages of dealing with a concussion or brain injury, as an initial resource.
Because the book takes a broad approach to brain injury, covering everything from major strokes to mild concussion, the chapters tend more towards generic advice. The chapter on the structure of the brain is very detailed, but this is where I could have used less information. Overall, still a helpful resource, but probably most useful in the earlier stages of dealing with a concussion or brain injury, as an initial resource.
June 3, 2024
Very informational without being too difficult to understand the medical jargon!
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