Traumatic Brain Injury

Often family members or care givers of traumatic brain injury patient express confusion, when their loved one get”s discharged with feeding tube, tracheostomy (breathing tube inserted directly into windpipe), urinary catheters, in a bedridden state, many other problems. Though they were discharged in a medically stable condition, their worry would be, how to carefully nurse the patient with out resulting in complications, where they are highly vulnerable for multiple problems like, lung infections, urinary tract infections, bed sores, blood circulation problems apart from primary problems due to brain injury. No two head injury patients are same, our programme of traumatic brain injury rehabilitation at gaman, depends on patients needs and specifically design tailor made to the individual. The progress will be tracked on the following aspects, prevention of complications, improve health condition, enhance movement, control emotions and behavioural changes,enable them functionally independent to their maximum potential, by multidisciplinary team of specialists (physician, nurse, physiotherapist,speech therapist, respiratory therapist, occupational therapist,nutritionist, psychologist, orthotist).