Mending With A Brain Injury Expert

By Pamela Hughes


The human form is ideal for most things. Human endurance is actually off the charts, especially in comparison to other animals. Sure, other animals may be faster, a lot faster, and others may be stronger, but none of them can keep on going quite like humanity can. But the human body has some quirks. The mind actively holds back the majority of human strength, since the body is not durable enough to endure such strain and exertion. There is also the matter of the brain, far and away the most delicate part of the human body. When a brain is hurt, a brain injury expert is required.

Unfortunately, neurological trauma is among the most comprehensive maladies that can befall a person. The thing about the brain is that it does not mend, not fully. Skin and organs can heal and with time, it will be like the injury never happened. That is not the case with the mass of gray matter house inside the skull. Once an injury occurs, it is always a little more broken than it was before, the cells do not replicate as they do in the skin.

The thing about neurological trauma is how slowly it takes from a person and how much it takes. It takes everything from a person and the people who love that person have no choice but to watch. The abilities of an individual can go out of the window as fine motor skills stop working. Communication becomes more difficult starts to slur. Worst of all, a person can start to forget. A person can look the love of their life right in the face and see a stranger, all because their brain starts to atrophy.

The most high profile sufferers of brain injuries are sports stars, and for good reason. Those who play contact sports like hockey and football are the most vulnerable to such injuries, since a knock to the head is hardly enough to stop a match, unlike in mixed martial arts where even a second of unconsciousness is enough to call a knockout.

The first step in getting help is admitting that help is needed and recognizing that willpower will not be enough. Oftentimes, individuals refuse to see a specialist, mostly out of fear. A fear that by seeing a neurologist, they are admitting that there is something wrong. No one wants to have to worry about their brains continuing to function.

But healthcare in general is not cheap. Specialized care for neurological trauma is definitely not going to come cheap. Then there is also the cost of care afterwards, since some people might need help.

Every neurologist will go through medical school. Once that is done, they will serve an internship in a hospital. Some will directly under an established expert and learn from them.

Finding a specialist is all about recommendations. A hospital will generally have a neurology department. But the real specialists do not advertise their services in magazines.

Human minds are as fragile as glass. Like glass, once broken, it can be reassembled, but never truly fixed. So, breakage should be avoided as much as possible.




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