Course Overview

No concussion and brain injury is the same. This can make them a challenging condition to treat. This lecture will cover some essential clinical skills, things to look for, key attriutes and physical examination skills, and important components of the patient/practitioner relationship treating these individuals.

Course Objectives

• Be able to know important aspects of the parient-practitioner relationship in treating brain injury
• Learn key diagnostics and pattern differentiation in brain injury cases
• Feel comfortable forming a basic treatment plan for patients with brain injury
• Develop foundational knowledge of brain injuries and their affect

Course Outline

0 hrs - 15 minDefine TBI/ABI and statistics

15 min - 30 minCommon complaints and symptomology

30 min - 45 minThe patient/practitioner relationship working with TBI patients

45 min - 1 hrsRelevant pathogenic factors to look for in TBI

1 hrs - 1.5 hrsPattern differentiation and associated treatment approaches

1.5 hrs - 2 hrsNeuropathology in brain injuries