Head Injury

Often, family members or caregivers of head injury patients express confusion when their loved one is discharged with a feeding tube, tracheostomy (a breathing tube inserted directly into the windpipe), urinary catheters, and in a bedridden state, along with many other challenges. Though they may be discharged in a medically stable condition, families often worry about how to nurse the patient carefully without leading to complications. Head injury patients are highly vulnerable to multiple problems such as lung infections, urinary tract infections, bed sores, blood circulation issues, in addition to the primary complications caused by the head injury itself. No two head injury patients are the same. Our head injury rehabilitation programme at Gaman is based on each patient's individual needs and is specifically designed and tailor-made for them. Progress is tracked across various aspects including: prevention of complications, improvement of health condition, enhancement of movement, emotional and behavioural regulation, and enabling the patient to regain as much functional independence as possible. This is achieved through a multidisciplinary team of specialists—physician, nurse, physiotherapist, speech therapist, respiratory therapist, occupational therapist, nutritionist, psychologist, and orthotist.