Brain injuries are classified as traumatic or non-traumatic. A traumatic brain injury (TBI) results from a blow to the head, such as from a fall, a car accident, a gunshot wound or an explosion. A non-traumatic brain injury (NTBI), which involves no external force, may result from a stroke, a tumor, an infection, or a lack of oxygen.
Since the brain is our center for speech, thinking, movement and emotion, brain injuries can affect our abilities in many different ways, depending on the severity of the injury.
Brain injury symptoms vary from person to person. With TBI or NTBI you may feel depressed or have trouble controlling your emotions, or you may feel like you've lost your ability to control how you speak or walk.
You may experience physical symptoms, such as:
Or emotional symptoms, such as:
Your path to recovery depends on what type of brain injury you have and how it has affected your ability to live your life. At Main Line Health you'll have an entire team of brain injury experts every step of the way, from intensive care to rehabilitative services to outpatient therapy.
One of the first acute rehabilitation hospitals in the country to provide treatment for brain injury, we’re recognized as a leader in the field of concussion treatment and recovery.
Our multidisciplinary approach to inpatient and outpatient speech therapy rehab includes expert diagnosis and treatment of speech, language, cognitive and swallowing disorders led by master’s-level, licensed and certified speech pathologists.
Disability and assistive technology combines technological invention with modern medicine, helping people with physical and cognitive disabilities acquire and use devices that help improve mobility and independence.
At Bryn Mawr Rehab we help patients with chronic or acute dizziness and vertigo get back to active, normal living. With several outpatient locations in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, there’s sure to be a vestibular therapist near you.
One of the first acute rehabilitation hospitals in the country to provide treatment for brain injury, we’re recognized as a leader in the field of concussion treatment and recovery.
Combining medical practice with therapeutic rehabilitation, the inpatient medical rehab program supports patients with a wide range of acute or chronic conditions that cause temporary or permanent disability. Our goal is always to help patients regain as much independence as possible.
Occupational therapy and sensory integration helps patients who’ve experienced a debilitative injury or illness return to activities of daily living (ADL), such as dressing, eating, writing, shopping, toileting and driving.
Each inpatient and outpatient physical therapy rehab is individually designed and administered by a licensed physical therapist who consistently guides you from that first visit all the way through recovery.
Inpatient and outpatient stroke rehabilitation treatment and complex stroke treatment. We develop a unique stroke rehab therapy plan that help patients immediately build on their strengths and learn to compensate for limitations.
