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Ask the Expert - Ashton Kroner, Marine Veteran: What She Learned from Her Own TBIs

Two Marines engaged in a mixed martial arts throw

A Field Operator in the Marines, Ashton Kroner downplayed her symptoms after sustaining traumatic brain injuries, which may have exacerbated them in the long term.

Veteran Jonathan Warren: Addressing Both TBI and PTSD in Order to Heal

Veteran Jonathan Warren felt able to cope with the physical symptoms of his brain injury but he thought the emotional issues were caused by his PTSD. He soon realized that a brain injury can lead to those intangible issues as well.

Ken Falke on alternative medicine

Ken Falke spent years taking "diver's candy," but after his own injuries were helped by chiropractic care, he became a supporter of alternative medicine. Boulder Crest provides that kind of care to veterans with PTSD.

Managing Post-Traumatic Headaches After Brain Injury

A jolt to your head also causes a jolt to your neck, headaches with neck pain are the most common types of pain after a TBI. About 50% of people with a TBI suffer from headaches.

Managing Pain After Brain Injury

Managing Pain After Traumatic Brain Injury

No two brain injuries are the same. However, pain is one symptom that many people with TBI have. Here's how to manage post-traumatic pain.

When Light Hurts: Traumatic Photalgia

Light-induced pain or discomfort, or ‘photalgia’ (otherwise known as light sensitivity, photophobia, asthenopia, photoallodynia or photodynia) is a well-known consequence of mild traumatic brain injury.

Headaches After Traumatic Brain Injury

Post-traumatic headache is the most common symptom following a brain injury. Learn more.

TBI 101: Physical Symptoms

What are the immediate physical symptoms of brain injury? What symptoms may change and persist over time?

Sleep Issues and Post-Concussive Headaches

Nurse practitioner Helen Coronel explains why sleep problems should usually be addressed before treating the headaches.

The Importance of Patient History in Treating TBI-Related Headaches

Family nurse practitioner Helen Coronel emphasizes the importance of taking a good history before deciding on a treatment approach for TBI-related headaches.

How to Treat Post-Traumatic Headache

Sometimes simple changes like eating during the day, limiting caffeine, and getting good sleep will improve headaches.

My Insurance-Driven Recovery

It’s a tough nut to swallow when you look back and realize with stunning clarity that the very quality of day-to-day life after a TBI is largely determined by how well insured you are.