Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Traumatic brain injury is a serious condition that may lead to permanent or temporary impairment of the brain’s functions. Brain damage is often related to quick acceleration and deceleration of the brain, which results in injury to the area of impact and its opposite area. The symptoms of brain injury depend on the area of the brain affected. When the speech and motor areas are damaged, body dysfunctions appear such as aphasia and paralysis.

According to Chinese medicine, trauma to the head (or anywhere else in the body) causes the blood to extravasate outside its normal vessels, obstructing the flow of fresh new blood to the area. Any tissue of the body requires nourishment by blood to perform its proper function. Blood stasis must be resolved for the tissue to once again receive the nourishment of healthy blood.