Physical Health Resources

People with traumatic brain injury (TBI) often have problems with balance. About half of people with TBI have dizziness and loss of balance at some point in their recovery.

Dizziness and balance problems are common after a brain injury. This can result in problems with movement even when there is no loss of function in the limbs themselves.

Las convulsiones son un problema de salud que puede ocurrir después de una lesión cerebral traumática (LCT o por sus siglas en inglés, TBI). Aunque la mayoría de las personas con LCT nunca sufrirán una convulsión, 1 de cada 10 personas que fueron hospitalizadas después de una LCT tendrán convulsiones. …

Dolor de cabeza es uno de los síntomas más comunes después de una lesión cerebral traumática (a menudo llamado “dolor de cabeza postraumático”). Más de un 30% de las personas reportan dolores de cabeza que continúan hasta mucho después de la lesión. …

Las personas con una lesión cerebral traumática (LCT) a menudo tienen problemas con el equilibrio. Aproximadamente la mitad de las personas con LCT sufren mareos y pérdida de equilibrio en algún momento de su recuperación. …

Muchas personas que tienen lesiones cerebrales sufren problemas del sueño. No dormir bien puede aumentar o empeorar la depresión, la ansiedad, el cansancio, la irritabilidad y el sentido de bienestar de la persona. …

Epilepsy is a chronic condition produced by temporary changes in the electrical function of the brain, causing seizures which affect awareness, movement, or sensation. Epilepsy has a close relationship with traumatic brain injury and other brain disorders.

This guideline looked at the evidence mainly for people with a disorder of consciousness lasting 28 days or longer after a brain injury. For these people, health outcomes differ greatly.

This factsheet defines and explains the different types of changes in consciousness that can occur after severe brain injury.

Falls are a leading cause of traumatic brain injury. This resource has tips for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and keeping your home safe to help prevent falls.

Cuando usted está fatigado, es menos probable que pueda pensar claramente o que pueda realizar actividades físicas. Si está abrumado por la fatiga, tiene menos energía para cuidarse o para hacer cosas que disfruta. …

Fatigue is a very common outcome after acquiring a brain injury due to the many tiny sites of damage throughout the brain. It is different to the yawning and sleepy feeling of normal fatigue.

Fatigue is a very common problem among all people with TBI. Studies of people with TBI found that between 37% and 98% of them said they had some kind of fatigue.

Did you know that there are different kinds of headaches and migraines? This article explains what the different types mean for you and your health.

Headaches are a common and often persistent problem after acquiring a brain injury. Headaches can arise after damage to different structures both inside and outside the head.

A brain injury can cause hearing difficulties because of physical damage to the ear itself or damage to the neurologic processes in the brain that control hearing.   …

A brain injury can damage both mechanical and neurological processes and result in a variety of hearing difficulties. Accurate diagnosis and treatment are essential.

La conciencia es tener conocimiento de uno mismo y de su entorno. La lesión cerebral puede causar trastornos de la conciencia (TDC). Algunas lesiones son leves; éstas pueden causar cambios menores en la conciencia, como una breve confusión. Las lesiones severas pueden causar inconsciencia permanente.   …

La espasticidad es el tensado muscular incontrolado (aumento del tono muscular) causado por señales alteradas del cerebro. Es una situación común que se presenta en las personas que han sufrido lesiones cerebrales traumáticas (LCT). …

En esta hoja informativa se explica la pérdida del olfato o del gusto que puede presentarse después de una lesión cerebral traumática. …

El dolor es una sensación desagradable que puede variar de leve a muy grave. El dolor es muy personal; dos personas pueden tener el mismo tipo y cantidad de dolor y reaccionar de modo muy diferente. …

Damage to the area of the brain responsible for moving muscles can cause weakness or paralysis. Brain injuries on the left side of the brain affects the right side of the body and brain injury on the right side of the brain will affect movement on left side of the body. …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can cause problems with smell and taste. Loss of smell is often the cause of loss of taste after TBI.

Dizziness is a term used to describe everything from feeling faint or lightheaded to feeling weak or unsteady. The room may seem to spin (also known as vertigo) or you may feel off-balance, as if you are about to fall. Symptoms can come on suddenly or may be caused by movements such as turning your head. Dizziness can last for seconds to minutes or longer. …

Esta hoja informativa trata de los problemas con su visión después de sufrir una LCT y cómo tratarlos. …

This guide will give you and your family helpful information about brain injury recovery. It explains how people with a brain injury recover from a cognitive and behavioral point of view.

Although most people with a TBI will never have a seizure, 1 out of 10 people who were hospitalized after a TBI will have seizures. It’s good to know what a seizure is and what to do if you have one.

Sleep disturbances and disorders occur more often for persons with brain injury but there are ways to manage these symptoms to promote better sleep and overall health.

Spasticity is the uncontrolled tightening (increased muscle tone) caused by disrupted signals from the brain. It is common in persons with severe brain injuries (TBI).

This comic details what chronic pain can look life after TBI and some pain management and coping strategies for PWBI.

This comic explains what spasticity is and potential spasticity management strategies.

This comic explains the relationship that can develop between chronic pain and anxiety and finding ways to deal with it.

This comic details the experience of dealing with multiple injuries including TBI and some potential strategies to help adjust.

This factsheet will help you understand the common causes and symptoms of chronic pain for people with traumatic brain injury.

This factsheet will explain some of the more common ways people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) manage chronic pain without the use of medication.

This comic strip explains the prevalence of headaches within the TBI population, the types of headaches, and how to manage headaches triggers using a headache diary.

This comic strip explains the effects of TBI on sleep, common sleep disorders, how to get help and what that may look like, and sleep management strategies.

Depending on its location and severity, a TBI can affect your vision by damaging parts of the brain involved in visual processing and/or perception (e.g., cranial nerves, optic nerve tract or other circuitry involved in vision, occipital lobe).