The annual incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is five times the combined annual incidence of multiple sclerosis, breast cancer and HIV/AIDS. Despite this startling statistic, brain injury is largely an invisible health epidemic. The only known cure for brain injury is prevention.
There are many simple things you can do, and encourage those around you to do, on a daily basis to prevent brain injury:
For more information on falls and prevention, contact the Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance at 612-378-2742 or 800-669-6442.