Have you ever wondered the number one cause of head injury or traumatic brain injury?
The answer is from falling not sports, football, soccer or hockey.
According to the University of Portland, The United States sees as many as 3.8 million cases of TBI a year, mostly concussions, from falls, trauma or sports injury. A significant number of patients experience prolonged physical, emotional or cognitive impairments months after the injury.
Falling is the number one cause of concussion
Why am I not getting better?
I hypothesize that the individuals that do not recover quickly from a head injury or concussion from a fall or athletic injury have ADHD. The ADHD brain that is already chemically compromised before the trauma occurs. The strategies these individuals used for success to function no longer are accessible by the brain, which puts the people in overwhelm both physically and emotionally.
Brain Injury
Brain Injury or Concussions is a new frontier. Research is in its infancy stages. Clinical practitioners, athletic therapists, strength coaches have been working with head injuries for decades. The focus is getting the athlete healthy to go back to onto the field.
A consensus for treatment is:
- Rest – no electronics, television, reading or stimulation for up to two weeks or longer depending on the symptoms of the patient
- Cranial Sacral Therapy – Releasing pressure on the brain by moving the sutures which house vessels bringing oxygen and nutrients to the brain
- Lymphatic Drainage, – Takes the brain and body out of fight or flight so that healing can begin
- Vision training – The eyes are crucial to facilitating healing in the brain
- Exercise – Circulation is recommended after the rest period, walking, biking without resistance. Brain exercises are movements that can help reintegrate the brain.
- Fascia Rehabilitation