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Sharana medics open new MTBI recovery center

By Sgt. Ken ScarMarch 26, 2012

Sharana medics open new MTBI recovery center
1 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Laura Comacho, of New Braunfels, Texas, the non-commissioned officer-in-charge of the new mild traumatic brain injury recovery clinic on Forward Operating Base Sharana, stands next to the as yet to be mounted sign for the new fac... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Sharana medics open new MTBI recovery center
2 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – One of the rooms in the new mild traumatic brain injury recovery clinic at Forward Operating Base Sharana waits for its first patient March 21. Mute coloring and lighting were used to prevent headaches and other symptoms in the patients who will stay... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Sharana medics open new MTBI recovery center
3 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Capt. Cindy Dean, a native of Fort Belvoir, Va., the officer-in-charge of the mild traumatic brain injury recovery clinic at the Sharana medical treatment facility, dusts the gaming area of the new clinic, which is used to improve patients'... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Sharana medics open new MTBI recovery center
4 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Laura Comacho, of New Braunfels, Texas, puts some finishing touches on the living room of the new mild traumatic brain injury recovery clinic at the Sharana medical treatment facility, March 21. She is the non-commissioned offic... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Sharana medics open new MTBI recovery center
5 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Laura Comacho, of New Braunfels, Texas, the non-commissioned officer-in-charge of the new mild traumatic brain injury recovery clinic on Forward Operating Base Sharana, puts some finishing touches on the living room of the new cl... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The Department of Defense estimates that 22 percent of all combat casualties from Operation Enduring Freedom are brain injuries. Of those, the majority are mild traumatic brain injuries. Victims of MTBIs don

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