Thanks Rich! This gives us hope for the future!!!
COurt xo
A center in Belgium for TBPI
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cbe411
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jennyb
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- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: January 1980 Yamaha RD200 vs 16 wheeler truck, result, 1 totally paralysed right arm. I was 21, now 54. I had no surgery, I don't regret this. Decided to totally ignore limitations (easily done aged 21) adapted very quickly to one handed life, got married, had 3 kids, worked- the effect of the injury on my life (once the pain stopped being constant) was minimal and now, aged 54, I very rarely even think of it, unless I bash it or it gets cold, then I wish I'd had it amputated :) Except for a steering knob on my car, I have no adaptations to help with life, mainly because I honestly don't think of myself as disabled and the only thing I can't do is peel potatoes, which is definitely a good thing.
Re: A center in Belgium for TBPI
Thanks Rich, I was interested to see this centre is collaborating with Dr Kline from Louisiana, he's been specialising in tbpi in the US since the 60's and it's good these top names share their expertise around.
Johns Hpokins have recently published a report about different doctors and their different approaches to the injury, centres from 22 different countries were represented in the survey, and less than half the doctors they asked actually took part-imagine hpow many there are oiut there.
Here's a link to the Journal of Neurosurgery edition containing this survey results as well as many other articles about tbpi http://www.aans.org/education/journal/n ... sf-toc.asp
I'd love to see a copy of this issue (May 2004) anyone know how I could get one?
Johns Hpokins have recently published a report about different doctors and their different approaches to the injury, centres from 22 different countries were represented in the survey, and less than half the doctors they asked actually took part-imagine hpow many there are oiut there.
Here's a link to the Journal of Neurosurgery edition containing this survey results as well as many other articles about tbpi http://www.aans.org/education/journal/n ... sf-toc.asp
I'd love to see a copy of this issue (May 2004) anyone know how I could get one?