Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
On Memorial Day 2009--at the peak of his career as a physician, medical researcher, and medical center CEO--Dr. Brad Berk took a bike ride that would change his life forever. To avoid an oncoming car, he swerved, fell, and broke his neck, sustaining a spinal cord injury that would leave him permanently paralyzed. Hospitalized for 129 days, he was told that the first 12 months would reveal the limits of his recovery, the "this is as good as it's gonna get for you" scenario.
But that prediction proved to be untrue. Dr. Berk's recovery continues to this day, and now, he has a new mission: to help others who have experienced an acute neurological injury (stroke, spinal cord injury, or traumatic brain injury). In Back to Life, he shows them, and their families, how to achieve the best possible continuous recovery. He offers hope, compassion, and understanding from a guy who's been there, plus the most up-to-date information on recovery therapies from his work as a pioneering medical researcher.
This is the definitive guide to recovery, required reading for the millions of people who suffer from neurological injury every year. Each chapter gives readers accessible information on specific topics in bite-size pieces. They learn cutting-edge ways to prevent and treat the most common medical problems; how to find, get, and pay for today's life-changing rehabilitation therapies; how to harness the power of the mind; how to build a better lifestyle; how to return to work; how to deal with anxiety and depression; how to be sexually intimate; and much more. With examples spanning Eastern and Western Medicine, and the most up-to-date information on drugs and devices for restoring function, Back to Life helps readers play a more active role in their treatment. By sharing what he's learned as a patient and as a physician (along with what the brightest minds in the field have to say)--Dr. Berk helps others get back to life.
Synopsis
A comprehensive guide to neurological recovery by a doctor and spinal cord-injury survivor On Memorial Day in 2009, Dr. Bradford Berk injured his spinal cord in a cycling accident and was left permanently paralyzed. But his recovery progressed far beyond doctors' expectations, and it continues to this day. Now, as founder and director of the University of Rochester Neurorestoration Institute, Dr. Berk is on a mission to help others with acute neurological injuries (ANI)-- namely spinal cord injury, stroke, and traumatic brain injury.
ANI can affect the whole body--from brain to heart to bladder. In Getting Your Brain and Body Back, Dr. Berk covers each system, offering up-to-date guidance on recovery, treatment, and daily living. Survivors and families will learn how to prevent common problems, find (and pay for) life-changing rehab, ward off depression, return to work, and much more. By sharing candid advice from his own experience, plus insights from the brightest minds in the field, Dr. Berk helps others get back to life.
Synopsis
Make the fullest possible recovery after neurological injury with this definitive guide--by a doctor and spinal cord injury survivor who's been there After an accident that left him permanently paralyzed over ten years ago, Dr. Bradford Berk made it his mission to help others recover from acute neurological injury (ANI). As the founder and director of the University of Rochester Neurorestoration Institute, he brings his abundant experience in working with patients and making his own ongoing recovery to Getting Your Brain and Body Back, the most up-to-date guide for survivors of spinal cord injury (SCI), stroke, and traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Each of these acute neurological injuries can result in similar physical and psychological challenges and require similar treatments, medications, and assistive devices. Getting Your Brain and Body Back offers comprehensive, reassuring guidance for your every concern:
- How to deal with grief and trauma in the aftermath of accident or injury--and build resilience as you find your way forward
- What adaptive devices--for bathing, dining, mobility, and more--will help you enjoy life to the utmost
- How to prevent and treat secondary health problems of every kind, such as heart, skin, and bladder troubles--sexual health included
- Therapeutic approaches from both Western and Eastern medicine to consider for maximum healing and pain relief
Dr. Berk's candid advice on medical treatment and daily living--plus insights from the brightest minds in the field--will help get you or your loved one back to life.
Synopsis
After an accident that left him permanently paralyzed over ten years ago, Dr. Bradford Berk made it his mission to help others recover from acute neurological injury (ANI). As the founder and director of the University of Rochester Neurorestoration Institute, he brings his abundant experience in working with patients and making his own ongoing recovery to
Getting Your Brain and Body Back, the most up-to-date guide for survivors of spinal cord injury (SCI), stroke, and traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Each of these acute neurological injuries can result in similar physical and psychological challenges and require similar treatments, medications, and assistive devices.
Getting Your Brain and Body Back offers comprehensive, reassuring guidance for your every concern:
- How to deal with grief and trauma in the aftermath of accident or injury--and build resilience as you find your way forward
- What adaptive devices--for bathing, dining, mobility, and more--will help you enjoy life to the utmost
- How to prevent and treat secondary health problems of every kind, such as heart, skin, and bladder troubles--sexual health included
- Therapeutic approaches from both Western and Eastern medicine to consider for maximum healing and pain relief
Dr. Berk's candid advice on medical treatment and daily living--plus insights from the brightest minds in the field--will help get you or your loved one back to life.