TAPit Helps With Brain Injury Rehab
TAPit helps with brain injury rehab – www.teachsmart.org The TAP•it® platform is being used at Mentis Neuro Rehabilitation in Stow, Ohio to help adults who have suffered brain injuries. It is part of the therapy program for a man who suffered severe injuries in a motorcycle accident. 52-year-old Mark Peck was riding his motorcycle at approximately 45 miles-an-hour when a car turned in front of him. He hit the car and was thrown nearly 20 feet into a ditch. Mark was in a coma for two-and-a-half months. His injuries included: skull fracture, pelvis fracture, rib fracture, broken shoulder, subdural hematoma, traumatic brain injury, retrosternal hematoma, and intracranial hemorrhage. The residual effects of his injuries include: partial vision loss in left eye, loss of hearing in left ear, Heterotopic Ossification, Aphasia, Dysphasia, Dysarthria, muscular atrophy. Mark was not expected to survive. We visited him at Mentis Ohio approximately seven months after his accident. “He does really engage when he is using the TAP•it”, says Denise Simcox. “She is the Clinical Coordinator at Mentis Ohio. Mark is very motivated, he is one of the hardest working guys, so he always puts forth 100% but he does really respond to that direct feedback, you know — that cause and effect response that you can get with a TAP•it but isn’t always possible with either paper or pencil.” “I do feel that there is a useful place for it in adult rehab,” she continues. “It’s been really helpful for our folks with limited vision to be able to …
Former Councilwoman Pushes for Further Brain Injury Research
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TWIN FALLS • In three months, a former Twin Falls city councilwoman traveled more than 8,000 miles to raise awareness about brain injuries. Pam Dowd went to more than 20 states, visiting brain injury rehabilitation centers and families of patients …
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West Florida Rehabilitation Institute to host Traumatic Brain Injury Support …
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