Chicago can be a haven for the sports lover. The city has a number of major professional sports teams including some amateur and minor league. However, as fun as it is to watch sports events, you can't really ignore the possibility that you may be … [Read more...]
Traumatic Brain Injury And PTSD Often Go Hand In Hand
We often hear of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) discussed as separate health issues. Though these two are indeed separate conditions, they often coincide and can cause a perfect storm for a patient. So if you … [Read more...]
Head Injury Types & Symptoms
We help head injury victims obtain financial recoveryHead injuries stem from any number of accidents, ranging from car accidents and construction accidents to slip and fall accidents and sports accidents. While some head injuries may be minor, … [Read more...]
Catastrophic Personal Injuries That Can Cause Paralysis
Those who suffer from a paralyzing injury often require extensive medical treatment, long term physical therapy, and other forms of ongoing care.Some injuries can change the life of a victim forever, and paralysis is one such condition. Those … [Read more...]
Facial Injuries That Cause Scars and Disfigurement
Accidents can have unexpected and tragic outcomes, and among the worse of them are facial injuries that cause scarring and disfigurement.Those who suffer these types of injuries generally have to undergo extensive medical treatment, including … [Read more...]
Binocular Visual Dysfunction After a Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injuries range from being mild to severe, and depending on how severe they are, they can affect the victim’s life in various ways.Brain injuries can cause permanent physical disabilities and cognitive problems that can make even … [Read more...]
What You Need to Know About Tissue or Degloving Injuries
Tissue or degloving injuries are among the most severe injuries a person can suffer in a car accident, industrial accident, or a pedestrian accident.Degloving injuries are not only excruciatingly painful, but also debilitating and require very … [Read more...]
Focal Brain Injuries: Causes, Types, Symptoms & Treatments
Focal brain injuries occur when there is trauma to the brain in a single location.Unlike a diffuse brain injury, a focal brain injury is concentrated in one region of the brain. Having an injury in a specific region of the brain can make it … [Read more...]
Mood Disorders After Traumatic Brain Injury
The persistent symptoms that accompany a brain injury can cause continuous mood disorders.Traumatic brain injuries can be life changing. From causing permanent physical disabilities, to leaving the victim with serious cognitive problems, TBIs … [Read more...]
Brain Death from a Serious Injury
When someone suffers a serious head injury, the risk of brain death and other complications become real. We all have heard of the term brain death - but what does it really mean to be brain dead? Is being comatose the same as being brain dead? Are … [Read more...]
