Even a moderate traumatic brain injury can leave a person struggling to perform the types of routine activities that he was used to performing before. Those can include work activities because the brain injury can impact a person’s motor and cognitive abilities. Those deficiencies can render the person unable to work, and therefore, eligible to […]
Filing a Claim for Disability Benefits after Spinal Cord Injury
Devastating accidents like tractor-trailer accidents or rollover accidents may result in spinal cord injuries. In accidents in which a person is completely or partially ejected from the vehicle, there may be severe damage to the spinal cord causing a possibly long-term spinal cord injury. Other less severe types of spinal cord injury also frequently result […]
Can Inheritance Affect My Disability Payments?
There are several criteria that a person who wants to apply for Social Security disability payments must meet. Those criteria are related to the person’s income-earning potential. However, they do not include his income from other sources, like inheritance. A person who has received an inheritance is not automatically disqualified from Social Security Disability Insurance […]
Company Designs Spoon to Help People with Parkinson’s Disease
The uncontrollable tremors and shaking that people with Parkinson’s disease experience makes it difficult for them to perform even the most routine activities, like eating. Now a company has designed a spoon that is meant to help people who suffer from these uncontrollable tremors. Google recently showed interest in investing in the Liftware spoon that […]
Social Security Beneficiaries to Get 1.7 Percent Increase in 2015
Nearly 64 million Americans will see a 1.7 percent cost of living increase in their Social Security income in 2015. The Social Security Administration announced the increase last month. Retirees, Social Security disability recipients, and those receiving Social Security Supplemental Security Income will benefit. For the average retiree, this increase translates into about $22 a […]
Greater Awareness Contributing to Increased Disability Involving Children
Disability rates among American children increased by more than 16% over the past 10 years. New data that was published recently in the Journal Pediatrics underlines disability rates involving children between 2001 and 2011. Parents were asked to choose from several disabilities involving their children. These disabilities included birth defects and ADHD. The researchers found […]
Scientists Use Stem Cells to Treat Paralysis
A team of scientists recently reported success in using stem cells to treat paralysis caused by spinal cord damage. According to the researchers, they were able to use the stem cells that were derived from skin to regenerate nerve connections and induce movement in rats with spinal cord injuries. The results of the study were published […]
Lidocaine May Help Relieve Pain from Fibromyalgia
Lidocaine injections may help relieve fibromyalgia pain. A new study found that injections into peripheral tissues substantially reduced pain. Fibromyalgia is a painful condition in which a person suffers pain all over the body. The pain may be chronic, consistent, and may come in stabs or bursts, which makes it even more difficult to bear. […]
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month
October marks National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) in the United States. This time is designated to raise awareness about issues affecting Americans with disabilities and celebrate their many and varied contributions. An estimated 20% of adults in the U.S. have a disability, though the disabling conditions their severity vary widely. This year’s theme for […]
Visual Impairments Linked to Higher Rates of Unemployment
Persons who suffer from some degree of visual impairment are much more likely to be unemployed compared to those who do not have any vision loss. A new study placed vision loss into three categories: Normal vision Uncorrected refractive errors Visual impairment Persons who were completely blind, or could not see any light with both […]
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