According to the Brain Injury Association of America, traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability in children and adolescents in nations. The most vulnerable age groups for this condition include children under the age of 4 and teens ranging between ages15 to 19 years old. Most cases of Traumatic Brain Injuries that normally occur in our lives each year are concussions and other forms of mild TBI. When the patient suffering from this condition undergoes an initial diagnosis, the patient will be required to consider a variety of treatment options. Because of these alternative use of complementally or alternative treatment courses, many Americans have been left disabled. A random sample study was carried out in America on patients who used these complementary or alternative forms of treatment, and they confirmed the above scenario of disability. In these cases, chiropractic care and Massage therapy were used by patients to treat pain.
On the other hand, some used meditation for affective disorders and others used herbal medicine for cognitive deficits. As a result, there was a large portion of CAM users who reported positive results and benefits of using these alternative therapies. For a long time, Massage therapy has remained to be a good way of easing pain, to give comfort and addressing neurological and cognitive issues. In the modern days, there are so many massage therapies that have specialized their practice mainly on sports, headaches, and other related concussions and TBI related issues. It should be good that as we continue looking forward to the increased rates of TBI and head injuries, to research on the best approaches that can be used to treat this condition. Head injuries can be very serious and if not properly handled they might cause disability or even death. For the time being, massage remains to be one of the best approaches that effectively restore people who have suffered from traumatic brain injuries. It is advisable to rush any person suffering from any form of concussion or TBI to a respected medical center immediately after the incident to avoid the condition from worsening.