According to the Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC), 1.7 million people are diagnosed with a brain injury each year.
What is Traumatic Brain Injury—or TBI?
The Defense Centers of Excellence defines TBI as the result from a blow or jolt to the head that disrupts the normal function of the brain. Categories for TBI are:
- Mild
- Moderate
- Severe
- Penetrating
The most common form of TBI in the military is mild, and is also known as a concussion. According to Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, from 2000-2014 (3 QTR), more than 313,816 service members have been diagnosed with TBI.
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9/30/2016
![U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Judith Bulkley, an electrical and environmental systems specialist deployed from the 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., exits an A-10C Thunderbolt II after performing an external power operations check on the aircraft at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Because service members in particular are often exposed to high noise levels, hearing protection is crucial, especially with a TBI. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Stephen Schester)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161028022352im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/Hearing%20Loss%20and%20Brain%20Injuries.ashx?mw=120)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Judith Bulkley, an electrical and environmental systems specialist deployed from the 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., exits an A-10C Thunderbolt II after performing an external power operations check on the aircraft at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Because service members in particular are often exposed to high noise levels, hearing protection is crucial, especially with a TBI. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Stephen Schester)
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9/30/2016
![U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Judith Bulkley, an electrical and environmental systems specialist deployed from the 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., exits an A-10C Thunderbolt II after performing an external power operations check on the aircraft at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Because service members in particular are often exposed to high noise levels, hearing protection is crucial, especially with a TBI. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Stephen Schester)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161028022352im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/Hearing%20Loss%20and%20Brain%20Injuries.ashx?mw=120)
Becoming aware of how your surroundings can affect your hearing is a key factor in managing hearing problems associated with TBI
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9/27/2016
![A soldier at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s traumatic brain injury clinic in Alaska takes a cognitive hand-eye coordination test on a driving stimulator.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161028022352im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/DCoE%20SummitTBI%20Trackphoto.ashx?mw=120)
Dealing with the repercussions of a TBI, many find aspects of adjusting back into their communities difficult
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9/21/2016
![Public Health Service Cmdr. Robin Toblin with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research was one of the more than 1,700 health care providers and policy makers from the Military Health System, the Department of Veterans Affairs, academia and commercial research companies who met in person and virtually during the recent Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Summit held at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia. (DCoE photo by Terry Welch)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161028022352im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/DCoE%20Summit%20%20Psychological%20Health.ashx?mw=120)
Public Health Service Cmdr. Robin Toblin with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research was one of the more than 1,700 health care providers and policy makers from the Military Health System, the Department of Veterans Affairs, academia and commercial research companies who met in person and virtually during the recent Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Summit held at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia. (DCoE photo by Terry Welch)
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![Public Health Service Cmdr. Robin Toblin with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research was one of the more than 1,700 health care providers and policy makers from the Military Health System, the Department of Veterans Affairs, academia and commercial research companies who met in person and virtually during the recent Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Summit held at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia. (DCoE photo by Terry Welch)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161028022352im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/DCoE%20Summit%20%20Psychological%20Health.ashx?mw=120)
Mental health issues were an important part of the recent 2016 Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Summit that was held at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia.
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9/15/2016
![Navy Vice Adm. Raquel Bono, director of the Defense Health Agency, spoke on the final day of the 2016 Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Summit, Sept. 15, 2016.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161028022352im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/Bono.ashx?mw=120)
The 2016 Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Summit is being held Sept. 13-15, at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia
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9/15/2016
![Dr. Thomas DeGraba, National Intrepid Center of Excellence chief innovation officer, shares updates to the clinical practice guidelines for the management of concussion during the 2016 DCoE Summit Sept. 13, 2016, at the Defense Health Headquarters, Virginia. (DCoE photo by Terry Welch)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161028022352im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/DCoE%20Summit_1.ashx?mw=120)
Understanding how health care has advanced and how it can continue to improve was the message speakers delivered at the summit
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9/14/2016
![Dr. Karen Guice, acting assistant secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, addressed attendees on the second day of the 2016 Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Summit Sept. 14, 2016.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161028022352im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/guiceDCOESummit.ashx?mw=120)
The 2016 Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Summit is being held Sept. 13-15, at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia
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9/13/2016
![Navy Rear Adm. Colin Chinn, director of the Research, Development and Acquisition Directorate for the Defense Health Agency, spoke at the opening of the 2016 Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Summit Sept. 13, 2016.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161028022352im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/ChinnDCOESummit.ashx?mw=120)
The 2016 Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Summit is being held Sept. 13-15, at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia
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8/23/2016
![Mild TBI, also known as concussion, is especially common among girls. According to the Women’s Sports Foundation, “females participating in high school sports now have a higher incidence rate of sport-related concussions than do males.”](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161028022352im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/Soccer%20TBI.ashx?mw=120)
As soccer gains popularity in the United States and awareness of TBI grows, more eyes are on this potentially serious injury
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8/18/2016
![Using your head to spear an opponent is illegal, but it’s also dangerous, and can cause serious injury to both players involved in the tackle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rebecca Eller)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161028022352im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/helmet_1.ashx?mw=120)
Learning to lead with the shoulder and not the head or helmet is important for all sports that involve contact
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7/27/2016
![Staff Sergeant Anthony Mannino Jr. competed in the cycling event during the 2016 Warrior Games in West Point, New York. By the end of this year’s competition, he came home with silver medals in three events: wheelchair basketball, shot put and discus. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Patrick Onofre/Released)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161028022352im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/NICoE%20Warrior%20Games%20photo.ashx?mw=120)
After struggling with a TBI for years, Staff Sgt. Anthony Mannino Jr. credits his therapy sessions at NICoE in helping him focus on training for the 2016 Warrior Games.
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7/19/2016
![The National Intrepid Center of Excellence, a directorate of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., helps active duty, reserve, and National Guard members and their families manage their traumatic brain injuries and accompanying psychological health conditions through diagnostic evaluation, treatment planning, outpatient clinical care, and TBI research.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161028022352im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/NICoE.ashx?mw=120)
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