Cognitive Impairment and Rehabilitation Strategies After Traumatic Brain Injury

Supports the skilled implementation of cognitive rehabilitation techniques to enact positive changes in cognitive functioning as well as quality of life after TBI.

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Prevalence and Correlates of Psychological Distress among Retired Elite Athletes: A Systematic Review

Supports prevention and risk-mitigation efforts as they relate to sport-related brain injury and emphasizes a focus on treating what can be treated after retirement via pharmacologic, psychotherapeutic, and lifestyle interventions

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Reversing Brain Damage in Former NFL Players: Implications for Traumatic Brain Injury and Substance Abuse Rehabilitation

Supports education about lifestyle choices that support a healthy brain as well as supported implementation of such choices in retired NFL players with history of concussion.

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Neuroplastic Changes Induced by Cognitive Rehabilitation in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review

Supports the skilled implementation of cognitive rehabilitation techniques to enact improvement in cognitive functioning as well as QOL after TBI as a result of neuroplastic changes.

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Putting Humpty Dumpty Together Again: The Importance of Integrating Cognitive and Emotional Interventions

Supports the assertion that to maximize treatment potential, cognitive rehabilitation must integrate both cognitive and emotional interventions, and attend to belief systems about, and affective responses to, cognitive challenges.

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Collaborative effects of diet and exercise on cognitive enhancement

Supports education about and the implementation of both a diet high in Omega 3 fatty acids and an exercise program to support brain-health and overall-health.

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The relationship between insomnia and disability in workers with mild traumatic brain injury/concussion: Insomnia and disability in chronic mild traumatic brain injury

Demonstrates the impact sleep disorders among the PCS population adversely affect an individual’s ability to do meaningful work, adversely affecting QOL and independence, which supports the importance of teaching sleep hygiene.

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