Many of us have heard that resting in a dark room and avoiding stimulation is the best way to recover from a concussion. However, research now shows the contrary; After a few days of rest, carefully controlled exercise improves brain recovery
1. Stress When one looks up the opposite of “relaxation” one may find the following words: agitation, worry, tension, irritation, unhappiness, intensification, pain, sorrow, disturbed. Have you ever tried use a fork with a clenched fist? It doesn’t work out that
If patients could just focus on rehabilitation and their day-to-day lives, that would make things a lot easier. Unfortunately, there is often a lot of administrative work that falls upon patients’ desks at this very same time. Usually this involves
Symptoms that are well treated by behavioural management Headache Fatigue Sleep dysfunction Cognitive issues Neck pain Dizziness & Imbalance Sleep dysfunction Mood swings, irritability, anger, nervousness Social consequences Factors that influence the severity of PCS symptoms 1. Physiological status e.g.,
Although emphasis is placed on recovering from your injury through natural processes and rehabilitation, medication has a role in some cases. Sometimes medication helps facilitate or potentiate the treatment regimen and in this context can be considered a ‘supplemental’ in