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  • Heads up: Brain Injury Awareness
    Added by My Identity Doctor June 28, 2017
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    Burton wearing a football helmet While March is Brain Injury Awareness Month in the US, June is Brain Injury Awareness Month in Canada, so we figure it’s still a good time to talk the importance of protecting your brain, and staying safe! After all, you’re not you without your brain, so any time is really a good time, right?
    In the United States, 2.5 million children and adults sustain a traumatic brain injury each year, and nearly 800,000 more experience an acquired brain injury of non-traumatic causes. [1]
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  • January is Winter Sports National Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month
    Added by My Identity Doctor December 31, 2015
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    Freestyle snowboarderHave you ever hit your head as a result of a fall, car crash, or other type of activity and just "did not feel right" afterwards? After a few days, you returned to your normal activities, but continued to experience headaches, sensitivity to noise, or difficulty concentrating and remembering things. Does this sound familiar?

    A TBI can disrupt the normal functions of the brain. TBIs—ranging from mild concussions to severe, life-threatening injuries—can be prevented. The burden of TBI can be reduced through prevention strategies and improvements in the health and quality of life for people living with a TBI.

    Research shows that in the United States: