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Healing the Traumatized Brain

By: Sandeep Vaishnavi, Vani Rao
Narrated by: Gary L Willprecht
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Publisher's Summary

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 on:

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

The book is published by Johns Hopkins University Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.

©2023 Johns Hopkins University Press (P)2024 Redwood Audiobooks

Critic Reviews

"This book will be a great resource to both clinicians and families." (Gregory Ayotte, CBIST, Brain Injury Association of America)

"This book is a great resource for my neurology patients and their loved ones." (Katherine Peters, MD, PhD, FAAN, Duke University School of Medicine)

"This book is a must-have for anyone affected by a brain injury." (Bryan Thomas Pugh, Brain Injury Association of Maryland)

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