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What Does the 22 Pushup Challenge Have to Do with TBIs?

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Just as the Ice Bucket Challenge helped propel ALS awareness and fundraising to new heights, the 22 Pushup Challenge has recently caught fire. The challenge is a fundraising and awareness campaign designed to combat the high number of suicides among veterans of the armed forces. According to a report regarding the campaign in Inc., on average, 22 veterans commit suicide each day. Often, these suicides are, at least, in part a result of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injuries (TBI) soldiers have suffered during combat. Therefore, the 22 Pushup Challenge helps TBI survivors.

The way the 22 Pushup Challenge works is a person does 22 pushups and then challenges someone else to do it either in person or through a social media site, such as Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. In addition, while not a requirement of the campaign, participants are encouraged to donate time or money to a veterans’ assistance organization of their choice. One such organization, 22Kill, is behind the pushup challenge. The goal of the program is to:

  • Encourage more people to advocate for veterans
  • Support other veterans’ assistance organizations
  • Raise awareness about issues veterans face, including transitioning back into civilian life, suicide, PTSD, and TBI

TBI May Increase Your Risk of Suffering PTSD

PsychCentral featured a report regarding the connection between TBI and PTSD. According to the article, data from a new study revealed that traumatic brain injury can increase a person’s risk of suffering PTSD. The participants in the study were emergency service workers, such as EMTs and firefighters. Data from the study showed that six months after brain injury, 27 percent of patients were suffering from PTSD when they came in for a follow-up visit.

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Thomas C. Doehrman
Doehrman Buba Ring

Thomas C. Doehrman is a founding partner of Doehrman Buba Ring. With more than 30 years of personal injury experience in Indianapolis, Tom has successfully represented countless serious personal injury and accident victims and helped them obtain justice against those who have caused them harm.

Tom is nationally renowned for his skilled representation of persons with traumatic brain injuries and was the President of the Brain Injury Association of Indiana (BIAI)

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August 28, 2016 Filed Under: Brain Injury

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