The CDC estimates that 5.3 million American women, children, and men live with permanent TBI-related disabilities. Almost 100,000 people every year experience the onset of long-term disability due to TBI, and financial costs add a huge burden to an already heavy load to bear.
The human cost of disability caused by TBI is incalculable. Some medical experts even refer to TBI as “the invisible epidemic,” as it causes so much damage to people’s physical ability without being apparent (like a broken bone).