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Brain injury news, May 2024
This research study is looking at ways to improve mood after brain injury by taking part in rewarding activities
Brain Injury
Articles on brain injuries and recovery written from the perspective of a brain injury survivor. Content includes brain bleeds, concussion, and post-concussion syndrome.
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Speaking at the WI
I encourage fellow authors to explore speaking at local groups. They are a powerful platform not just for income, but for raising awareness and connecting with communities.
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Neuro Navigators
Neuro Navigators help patients to understand the process of neurological rehabilitation. How to find them in London.
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Newsletter 8 - January
How a new perspective might help you in 2023. Another new PKU treatment(!), & helping with PKU research. Plus, 5 ways to wellbeing through kindness. (Jan 2023 newsletter)
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The dogs of change
Dog sitting has helped me realised how quickly we can adapt. Change may happen quickly or slowly, but we can adapt to either.
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Dizziness after brain injury
Dizziness can be hidden behind other injuries at first and can even interfere with treatments. When you are finally up and moving around, dizziness can be very isolating.
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Fatigue after ABI: boom and bust
Fatigue caused by an illness or injury is known as pathological fatigue. This isn’t the same as simply being tired...Pathological fatigue is always there.
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Research & changes in sport related ABI
We should be using the phrase ‘sport related ABI’. This is because ‘particularly for neurodegeneration, it is not really about concussions, it is about knocks to the head.’
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Change and neuroplasticity
Just as a brain injury survivor can find hope in neuroplasticity, so can someone rebuilding during and after the pandemic.
Mental health
Follow a plan, not a feeling: Finding a way out of low mood
Low mood after a brain injury can feel impossible to shift. Following a plan, not a feeling, helped me find a way through. Here's what I learned from behavioural activation and taking part in brain injury research.
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New Year, New Book
It is unnerving to send a story out into the world, but I’m grateful to see that is has been well received: “Incredibly vivid... this book will be of great benefit to professionals, survivors and their families alike.”
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Art and Music Therapy in a Pandemic
The use of music as a reabilitation tool alongside other therapies had never occurred to me. Elizabeth Nightingale, the Neurological Services lead at Chiltern Neuro and Medical services provided an introduction to this fascinating field.