How Physical Therapy helps in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Did you know that in the year 2016, India witnessed 17 deaths and 55 road accidents every hour, one of the highest in the world? If we see carefully, then certainly an alarming number of people are losing their lives daily in this country.
However, all these accidents that happen frequently, brain injury is known to be the most life-altering one since it is the organ responsible for everything that makes us human.
An estimated 1.7 million people sustain a Traumatic Brain Injury annually!
The most common causes behind this have been automobile accidents, falls, or blows to the head in sports. An injury in and around the brain can be fatal as well if neglected for long! Before we move on to its treatment, let us understand TBI first.
What is Traumatic Brain Injury?
Any injury to the brain caused by the external forces that disturb its normal functioning is called Traumatic Brain Injury, also known as Head Injury and Acquired Brain Injury [ABI]. People from all age groups; be it 12-18 or 75-80 are prone to brain injuries. The symptoms can vary as the brain performs several functions. Some of them being:
- Difficulty in paying attention, recalling certain facts or solving problems
- Difficulty in moving the arms, legs, body, and head
- The problem in vision and hearing
- Personality disorder and difficulty in controlling emotions
How Physical Therapy after Traumatic Brain Injury helps?
Physical therapy is an effective treatment method for curing people who have undergone a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Trained physical therapists work with the patients closely and address all the challenges faced by them to help them recover fully from TBI. It can further help patients with:
- Better movement
- Improvement in balance and coordination
- An individual can make a return to sports or other recreational activities
- Increased flexibility in muscle and joints
- Increased alertness and attention
After Traumatic Brain Injury, physical therapy’s main focus is to improve mobility and restore all physical functions.
ABTP’s Physical Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury
The process of recovery begins with a detailed assessment of Traumatic Brain Injury. Then programs are created individually for each patient with unique brain injury symptoms to improve their physical abilities in performing daily activities easily. A comprehensive assessment is carried out using revolutionary neuro rehabilitation equipment and systems through 3D cameras that detect the slightest deviation (even one degree), giving real-time feedback. On the basis of this, our well trained physical therapists in all our centres offer traumatic brain injury treatment depending on your needs for the best outcome.
There are even times when imaging techniques might fail to find variations in the brain. So, when a brain injury occurs, biomolecules are released upon cell damage which nowadays serves as another way of diagnosing the damage caused. These traumatic brain injury biomarkers can be detected from samples of body fluids using laboratory tests. Although, TBI biomarkers are still at a very initial stage despite years of active research.
ABTP’s Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centres
Our advanced traumatic brain injury treatment centres deal with all sorts of changes that appear which can upset functioning of the brain. Rest assured, you’ll be well taken care of by our dedicated physical therapists at every step of the treatment. So, drop by in a centre near you for a detailed assessment.