Citation

Buck PW, Laster RG, Sagrati JS, Kirzner RS. Rehabil. Res. Pract. 2012; 2012(online): 625621.

Affiliation

Graduate Social Work Department, West Chester University, West Chester, PA 19383, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Hindawi Publishing)

DOI

10.1155/2012/625621

PMID

22448333

PMCID

PMC3289851

Abstract

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), also known as concussion, is an emerging public health issue in the United States. The estimated annual 1.2 million individuals who sustain this injury face a range of cognitive, psychological, and physical consequences for which rehabilitation protocols are being developed and implemented. On the frontlines of this developing area of rehabilitation work are professionals in a range of therapeutic settings whose practice wisdom has yet to be shared in the professional literature. This qualitative study aimed to fill this gap by exploring the experiences and insights of rehabilitation professionals serving mTBI patients in outpatient, civilian settings. An analysis of the qualitative data revealed five themes common in mTBI work, providing an in-depth look at this often challenging field of rehabilitation.

Language: en