Brain Injuries can be debilitating or minor. Around 30% of emergency room visits result from traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) annually. Roughly 1.5 million Americans suffer traumatic brain injuries, making TBIs six times more prevalent than breast cancer, HIV/AIDS, spinal cord injuries, and multiple sclerosis. Additionally, 50,000 Americans die of TBI annually, while 5.3 million live with TBI disabilities. (Brain Injury Association of America) Brain injury effects may be hard to detect early. Brain injury victims can seem normally functioning as if no serious injury happened. However, repercussions like gross motor function impairment (partial or total paralysis) may not manifest till later. But permanent damage from concussions and inflammation after the loss of consciousness from a blow to the head creates life-altering challenges. (like being “punchy” from boxing) Communication problems and the inability to function in the community may require expensive therapies and long-term support assistance at the hands of ne