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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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/20161207084006im_/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/20161207084006im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/NICoE.ashx?mw=120)
The National Intrepid Center of Excellence, a directorate of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, helps active duty, reserve, and National Guard members and their families manage their traumatic brain injuries
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7/14/2016
![Sam Crabtree, tank mechanic, Exercise Support Division, speeds downhill during the Annual Earth Day Mountain Bike Ride April 13, 2016.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161207084006im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/DCoE_PAO_cycling.ashx?mw=120)
Summer is the time to enjoy outdoor activities – whether jet skiing in the ocean on a hot day or navigating rough terrain during a bike ride through mountains
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7/1/2016
![Service members are at higher risk for TBI because their jobs are physically demanding and potentially dangerous, both in combat and training environments. However, not all blows or jolts to the head result in TBI. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paige Behringer)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161207084006im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/acoustics.ashx?mw=120)
Researchers with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory are developing a computer algorithm to identify vocal indicators that could help diagnose mild traumatic brain injury or concussion
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5/20/2016
![Technician Discusses TBI Research](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161207084006im_/http://img.youtube.com/vi/MfAxYy85tAs/default.jpg)
Richard Benjamin, lead physical science technician at the Army Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., discusses using technology to better understand traumatic brain injuries.
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3/31/2016
![The Recovery Support Program offers resources and personalized assistance to service members, veterans and the families of those affected by traumatic brain injuries. The program employs specialists who work one on one with clients to help arrange appointments, offer support and advocate on their behalf.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161207084006im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/Recovery%20Support%20Program.ashx?mw=120)
The Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery Support Program’s specialists help guide service members and their caregivers through the recovery process
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3/30/2016
![Service member getting eyes checked](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161207084006im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/Concussion%20%20TBI.ashx?mw=120)
Vision experts stress that eye exams should be part of the diagnosis and treatment of mild traumatic brain injury.
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3/25/2016
![A Head for the Future: Randy Gross](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161207084006im_/http://img.youtube.com/vi/UJfXZLr7FIw/default.jpg)
When he was 23, Randy Gross was riding in a car with his seat belt off. The former Army staff sergeant sustained a TBI when the vehicle crashed. He sought help immediately, making a full recovery from his TBI and continuing to serve in the Army until 2006. Now, Gross helps those in the military with TBI as a regional education coordinator for DVBIC.
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3/21/2016
![Airmen from the 227th Air Support Operations Squadron carry a simulated casualty to an Army Dustoff helicopter.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161207084006im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/Preventing%20TBI%20for%20all%20ages.ashx?mw=120)
Summer activities can sometimes lead to serious injuries – like a traumatic brain injury
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3/16/2016
![Dr. Scot Engel, Army Col. Mark Thompson, Army Brig. Gen. Rodney Fogg, Arthur Fisher, former Texas governor Rick Perry and U.S. Representative John Carter, cut the ribbon to open the newest Intrepid Spirit Center at Fort Hood, Texas.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161207084006im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/FORT%20HOOD%20TBI%20center.ashx?mw=120)
The grand opening of the Intrepid Spirit Center means that Soldiers have a one-site, integrated center that allows them to receive state-of-the-art care in a state-of-the-art facility
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