Roches
The tournament honored
The event was organized by Sam Kilberg, 16, who will be a senior at
The tournament featured
some of the top U18 baseball teams from across
Retired U.S. Air Force Major Rick Briggs, manager of BIAMI’s veterans program, spoke to the crowd before the start of the championship game.
Preliminary games took place at Rochester High, Rochester Hills Stoney Creek, and at Rochester Adams.
The Brain Injury Association of America defines a traumatic brain injury as an acquired brain injury that is “caused by an external physical force that may produce a diminished or altered state of consciousness.” The most common causes of TBI are vehicle crashes, falls, sports injuries, and violence.
Concussions are a form of a traumatic brain injury, which accounts for 75 percent
of all TBIs. The true extent of brain injury is not conveyed by numbers. Lives, hopes, dreams, families, and friendships are often
altered in the wake of a brain injury. Injury prevention is one of the most significant health care issues in the
Traumatic brain injuries are an important medical concern for soldiers returning from
Soldiers with mild traumatic brain injury, primarily those who had loss of consciousness, were significantly more likely to report poor general health, missed workdays, medical visits, and a high number of somatic and postconcussive symptoms than were soldiers with other injuries.
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About the Brain Injury Association of M
The Brain Injury Association of Michigan is a non-profit organization that brings together people with brain injury, their families, friends, and concerned professionals to improve the quality of life that people experience after brain injury.
More than 27 years ago, a group of concerned families,
living with brain injury founded the Association to ensure that needed services and supports were available for people with brain
injuries and their families. Incorporated in 1981, the Association was one of the first state associations chartered by the Brain
Injury Association of America. Affiliated groups include local support group chapters throughout
The Association is governed by a 15 member Board of Directors from across the state of
The mission of the Brain Injury Association of Michigan (BIAMI) is to enhance the lives of those affected by brain injury through education, advocacy, research, and local support groups; and to reduce the incidence of brain injury through prevention.
The Brain Injury Association of Michigan's vision is to be recognized as a strong, viable, voluntary health agency providing leadership on traumatic and acquired brain injury through a broad range of services, and supporting research on brain injury treatment.
To make donations, contact Richard Briggs Jr. at the Brain Injury Association of America at (810) 229-5880 or email him at veterans@biami.org.
