Role of the family The families of those with concussions have very important roles in helping their loved ones secure success in rehabilitation and reintegration to their former life activities. Things the family can do to help the patient
Return to activities 1. Prognosis One should keep in mind that a concussion is a brain injury and we should get away from thinking of them in terms of mild, moderate or severe. Concussions are a subset of brain
Cognitive difficulties Cognition generally refers to the way we use our brains to take care of business. This covers many facets of function associated with the brain: knowledge, attention, memory, judgement, reasoning, problem solving, speaking, comprehension, etc. The brain
Mood Mood swings, irritability, anger, nervousness and feeling down are all potential complaints patients have after a concussion. Some may notice that they get annoyed or emotional easily about things that normally would not have upset them. These feelings
Fatigue Fatigue is a common symptom many experience after a concussion. It can also happen for many other reasons as all of us are aware. As such, it is called a nonspecific symptom. Fatigue can make the road to
Visual and inner ear issues Dizziness is the second most commonly reported symptom of a concussion (after headaches). Dizziness can mean different things to different people, for example, lightheadedness, spinning, rocking, floating, wooziness, etc. Dizziness and imbalance often go
Neck issues Whiplash is a neck injury that commonly occurs in conjunction with a concussion. There is no hard-and-fast rule on the force required to cause a concussion but many biomechanical studies seem to feel that a concussion occurs
General concussion info The Toronto Concussion Clinic was founded to bring the community an evidence-based, comprehensive, multidisciplinary and up-to-date program to help you recover from a concussion most effectively and safely. Our goal is to help get you back
Post-traumatic headache Headaches are the most common problem after a concussion. There are a variety of types of headaches that can occur after a concussion. Largely, they are similar to the types of headaches that occur in the non-concussed
Managing symptoms: Intro In most topics we study, there is a tendency to break them up in to smaller pieces to make their study and comprehension easier. While the same is true of concussions and illness in general, it
