The Brain Trauma Foundation, with President Alan Quasha, works tirelessly to educate health professionals and others about traumatic brain injuries. One of the most common groups of people who experience these injuries, of course, is our veterans.
In recent news, the Defense Department is seeking creative and better treatments for the 100,000 troops who have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury since 2003. At the moment, they are looking at hyperbaric chambers. A new clinical trial, conducted by the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury in Virginia, and the Army Research and Materiel Command in Maryland will run for at least 18 months, starting in January 2011.
They will look at the use of hyperbaric chambers for reducing chronic TBI symptoms including headaches, memory loss and mood swings. They plan to have approximately 300 participants, most of whom will be soldiers and Marines.
