Posts tagged head

• National Plan for Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury/Pediatric Closed Head or Traumatic Brain Injury

  Timothy Smith | August 04, 2009 9:53 AM | 5 CommentsTraverse City, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  As some of my readers know, I recently accepted a position on the legal advisory board to the Sara Jane Brain Foundation. It's is an amazing group, founded by an amazing father who wanted a better...

• Couple Files Lawsuit Over Infant Injuries Related to Bumbo Baby Sitter Seat

  David Mittleman | December 15, 2011 8:30 AM | 4 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Many new parents favor the Bumbo Baby Sitter Seat because it's more stable than a bouncy chair, but more flexible than a highchair. However, the manufacturer is coming under some serious fire...

• Texas Model Loses Hand and Suffers Head Injuries in Freak Aircraft Accident

  David Mittleman | December 07, 2011 9:02 AM | 4 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  The family of a young Texas model is grieving after their daughter was horrifically injured in a freak accident involving a small aircraft. Lauren Scruggs, 23, a wardrobe designer for the...

• Lawmakers Seek to Ban K2 Amidst Fears Over Side Effects

  David Mittleman | July 15, 2010 10:00 AM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  It’s the legal form of marijuana, except it’s Mary Jane’s synthetic counterpart, also known as K2. According to recent reports, demand for K2 is soaring across the country but a...

• The Forgotten Injury After TBI: The Injury to the Marriage

  Timothy Smith | December 16, 2010 12:32 PM | 2 CommentsTraverse City, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  It is clear to the doctors who treat traumatic brain injury, as well as the attorneys that represent those same injured individuals, that the organic damage to the brain itself is a very real injury...

• Michael Sincic: Brain Injury Survivor & Artist

  Timothy Smith | September 18, 2009 11:49 AM | 2 CommentsTraverse City, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  One of the nicest things about editing the Traverse City InjuryBoard.com blog is the people I've met and the relationships I've developed as the editor of this site. One of those people is local...

• Car Crashes and Traumatic Brain Injury

  David Mittleman | March 18, 2009 8:50 AM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Americans suffer nearly 6 times as many brain injuries each year than all of the people who will be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, suffer a spinal cord injury, contract HIV/AIDS, and be...

• Endocrine System Dysfunction Following Brain Injury

  Timothy Smith | January 15, 2009 2:14 PM | 2 CommentsGrand Rapids, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  SeminarWeb has asked me to speak again on this emerging issue in the area of traumatic brain injury. I presented this issue to a national group of attorneys in early 2008 and have been asked to...

• Brain Freeze Uncovers Clues to Cause of Migraine Headaches

  David Mittleman | May 02, 2012 10:04 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  If you’ve ever taken a slurp out of a really cold beverage and experienced an excruciating head pain right after, you’re familiar with what is commonly known as a “brain...

• Wearing Headphones While Walking is Deadly

  David Mittleman | January 20, 2012 10:00 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Yesterday I wrote about the dangers of driving while distracted. However, there is also danger in walking while distracted, too. It might sound ridiculous, but one study found that the number of...