Shaken Brain - The Science, Care, and Treatment of Concussion

Sports concussions make headlines, but you don't have to be an NFL star to suffer traumatic brain injury. In Shaken Brain, Elizabeth Sandel, MD, shares stories and research from her decades treating and studying brain injuries. She explains what concussions do to our bodies, how to avoid them, and how to recover.

About the author

Elizabeth Sandel, MD, is a medical director for Paradigm, which leads the workers’ compensation industry in solving complex health-care challenges and improving lives. A Clinical Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of California Davis School of Medicine, she is past president of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and is a panelist for the national Traumatic Brain Injury Guidelines project.

Summary

Sports concussions make headlines, but you don’t have to be an NFL star to suffer traumatic brain injury. In Shaken Brain, Elizabeth Sandel, MD, shares stories and research from her decades treating and studying brain injuries. She explains what concussions do to our bodies, how to avoid them, and how to recover.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Sandel
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9780674987418
• ISBN: 978-0-674-98741-8
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Travel > Travel guides; HEALTH & FITNESS / General, Medicine: general issues, MEDICAL / Diagnosis, MEDICAL / Diseases, MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine, MEDICAL / Sports Medicine, MEDICAL / Internal Medicine, Popular medicine & health, Diseases & disorders, Sports injuries & medicine, Clinical & internal medicine, Popular medicine and health, Diseases and disorders, Sports injuries and medicine, Clinical and internal medicine, Medical Diagnosis