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The Sports You Play and Your Concussions

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Concussion, Sports, Neck Pain, Neck Injury, MTBIPost-Concussion Syndrome

A concussion is a type of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), and it is usually the result of a blow to the head that can occur due to a car accident, sport-related injury, physical altercation, or other means. The common misconception is that a person must have lost consciousness in order for a concussion to have occurred, but that is not necessarily the care.

Both a concussion and post-concussion syndrome (PCS), which are lingering symptoms that occur due to this MTBI, can occur even if there is no loss of consciousness doe to the initial injury. It is also important to note that PCS is neither dependent nor related to the severity of the initial head injury.
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Most people who suffer from PCS begin to experience symptoms within seven to 10 days of the initial injury. Most of those people, as well as most of all PCS sufferers, will only experience these symptoms for up to three months after they begin. Though, it is possible that a person may go on to experience symptoms for more than a year and possibly for years.

Contact Sports

Sports, such as football, soccer, hockey, basketball, lacrosse, martial arts, and others that include a great deal of physical contact may often lead to concussions. People who play those sports may not notice the symptoms right away, and they may not manifest themselves for a while.

Though, an injury involving the head or neck, no matter how minor it may be, can result in post-concussion syndrome. The scary thing is that that type of head injury may not only cause physical damage, but it can also cause psychological damage.

Upper Cervical

While the physical and psychological effects of that concussion may go on for weeks, months, or even years, there is something you can do to stop it. All of that pain you are suffering due to that concussion is because of a misalignment in your upper cervical spine, which are the top two vertebrae in your neck. A misalignment in those two bones of only ¼ of a millimeter can place enough pressure on your brainstem to hinder your brain's ability to communicate with your body.

If your upper cervical chiropractor finds any misalignments in your upper neck vertebrae, they will make the necessary adjustments in order to relieve that pressure. Allowing the brain to communicate with the body will allow the body to begin to heal itself.

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No More Medication for Post-Concussion Syndrome

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PSTD, Concussion, PCS, Post ConcussionPTSD and Post-Concussion Syndrome

In 2012, conducting a study using 239 people with mild traumatic brain injuries (MTBI) also called concussions, doctors from the  Department of Rehabilitative Medicine at the University of Washington. They noted that after six months 17% of them developed symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which is consistent with previous studies.
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Now, many people assume that a person has to have lost consciousness in order for them to have suffered from a concussion, but a loss of consciousness is not necessary for this type of head injury to occur. The interesting thing about PCS is that the severity of a person’s initial injury does not determine whether or not they will develop this health problem as a result of their concussion.

Though, research does seem to point to the theory that there is a connection between this type of MTBI , post-concussion syndrome, and post-traumatic stress disorder. They all have similar symptoms, including headaches, irritability, difficulty concentrating, and more.

The Common Connection

Now, the one thing those three injuries have in common is that they may be related to head and neck injuries a person suffered. Those initial injuries may lead to a misalignment in the upper cervical spine, which are the top two bones in the upper neck vertebrae.

When those two bones are out of alignment by only ¼ of a millimeter, they can place enough pressure on the brainstem to hinder communication between the brain and the body. Realigning those top two bones can restore that communication process, so as to allow the body to heal itself from any effects of concussions or post-concussion syndrome.

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