LIMBIC, funded by VA and Defense, is the world’s largest research cohort of current and former military members that is dedicated to the study of mild traumatic brain injury.
The Polytrauma/TBI team at the Dallas VA is an interdisciplinary team with multiple services that helps Veterans recover from migraines and blast exposure.
Diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, a Gulf War Veteran was treated with a light-emitting diode (LED) therapy program. The results, in his words, were, “Amazing. I have the energy to go do things.”
From strokes to other major brain injuries, the Minneapolis polytrauma team provides world-class care unlike anything in the civilian community.
Josh Marino, an Army Veteran, is an education and outreach coordinator and a Veteran peer mentor at the Human Engineering Research Laboratories (HERL), a joint project between the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System and the University of Pittsburgh.
Women Veterans are more likely than civilians to experience intimate partner violence (IPV). Dr. Katherine Iverson of VA Boston Healthcare System studies the connection between IPV and TBI.
Natalie Hartgrave-Ransier (left), a VA Speech Pathologist at the Ernest Childers VA Outpatient Clinic in Tulsa, traveled to San Antonio to celebrate Veteran Shane Nuttle's college graduation. Hartgrave-Ransier worked with Nuttle for two years to help him improve his speech and encouraged him to attend college.
This VA study found that TBI with and without loss of consciousness are both associated with a heightened risk of developing dementia.
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) teaches Veterans how to recognize and respond to internal experiences in a constructive way.
Two Suicide Prevention Coordinators on the Gulf Coast define their job as helping those who have served and getting them the access to whatever care they need. “A very humbling experience.”
While treatment for headaches is available at all VA medical centers, seven hospitals are specifically working to help polytrauma and TBI Veterans.
Army Veteran Adam Greathouse was in a coma for two months. Today, he’s a volunteer and an Ambassador for VA’s Summer Sports Clinic, helping other Veterans conquer their challenges.