Mindfulness meditation has been found to be helpful in coping with depression among people with brain injuries [1]. Canadian studies have shown it can help lessen the symptoms of depression and anxiety, decrease pain, increase energy, and improve quality of life [2]. Mindfulness meditation is often taught as an 8-week program in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction […]
Mindfulness meditation has been found to be helpful in coping with depression among people with brain injuries [1]. Canadian studies have shown it can help lessen the symptoms of depression and anxiety, decrease pain, increase energy, and improve quality of life [2]. Mindfulness meditation is often taught as an 8-week program in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction […]
If you have been attending a support group, or if you belong to a support network – over time you may be feeling like you might like to make a change to the routine. Obtaining support through others is an important aspect of brain injury recovery, and can take shape in many ways. At the […]
Some people experience hearing problems after brain injury. This can be caused by damage to the ear or damage to the parts of the brain that control hearing. Depending on what kind of damage the hearing systems have sustained, the deficits may be temporary or permanent. Treating hearing problems is done by a specialist such […]
The source for each statistic (or statistical statement) can be found at the bottom of each section. Each number next to a statistic indicates the appropriate source. (function(t,e,s,o){var n,a,c;t.SMCX=t.SMCX||[],e.getElementById(o)||(n=e.getElementsByTagName(s),a=n[n.length-1],c=e.createElement(s),c.type=”text/javascript”,c.async=!0,c.id=o,c.src=”https://widget.surveymonkey.com/collect/website/js/tRaiETqnLgj758hTBazgd1ym_2FOSGJtkZJuwJzAkNOi_2BwvXm0Pc7vpqDH6S9tIiqz.js”,a.parentNode.insertBefore(c,a))})(window,document,”script”,”smcx-sdk”); Despite the prevalence of brain injury in Canada, it is difficult to gather accurate statistics on a regular basis because we rely on hospital and doctor […]
Some people experience hearing problems after brain injury. This can be caused by damage to the ear or damage to the parts of the brain that control hearing. Depending on what kind of damage the hearing systems have sustained, the deficits may be temporary or permanent. Treating hearing problems is done by a specialist such […]
Get updates about new resources, events, and more (but don't worry - we don't spam your inbox)
You are leaving Brain Injury Canada’s website.
We cannot guarantee the accessibility of content or any resources not located on our website.
Please see Brain Injury Canada's Terms and Conditions of Use statement for more information.