Videos
"Sleep Disorders Related to Brain Injury": Describes common sleep difficulties after TBI including immediately following injury and throughout recovery. (70 minutes, Simkins & Simkins, 1993)
"The Americans with Disability Act and Hmong": Description of the Americans with Disabilities Act in Hmong with English captions. (ADA Minnesota, 1999)
"Quality of Life": This film features the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and its therapeutic orientation. The video is essentially a commercial for RIC and would be useful for those considering this facility for a loved one. (70 minutes, CBS Sunday Morning, 1992)
"Why Can't Patients Think Straight": This video helps define the information a professional might need to know in regards to developmental, social and educational history prior to an injury. This information helps to develop a framework for assessment and cognitive intervention. (16 minutes, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College of Virginia Campus)
"Spasticity Management": Options for Treatment is a 12 minute educational video that explains different medical care available at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare for children who have spasticity. The treatment options covered in the video include botulinum toxin injections, oral medications, the intrathecal baclofen pump, selective dorsal rhizotomy, orthopaedic surgery, physical therapy, bracing and casting. (Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare)
"The Injured Brain: Closed Head Trauma" This program explains the types and symptoms of closed head injuries - anything from temporary loss of consciousness to coma - though some patients show almost no symptoms. It shows the tests used to determine the nature and extent of the injury, treatment, the problems of recovery, and the role of rehabilitation. (19 minutes, Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1994)
"Who Are They Now? Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury": Professionals from the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) offer expertise about rehabilitation. Individuals with varying degrees of emotional, cognitive nd physical disability are presented along with methods of coping. This vidual is useful for individuals considering treatment at RIC. It would/can be useful in psychoeducational and therapeutic settings. (32 minutes, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago)
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