ProActive: Concussions and Fall Sports

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CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT IN SPORTS HAVE YOU EVER SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY?

INSIDE : • What Is A Concussion Anyway? • Exercise Of The Month

• Patient Success Spotlight • Sports Therapy

Is concussion therapy safe? The majority of the medical community came to a consensus that physical activity and cognitive stimulation (using your brain to read, watch TV learn or otherwise think) had an adverse effect on how quickly someone recovered after a concussion. However, recent research from the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy shows that starting physical therapy sooner can help recovery. In fact, people who have physical therapy in the first weeks after their concussion do not require any more sessions than those who wait until their symptoms become chronic. Rather than having adults wait two weeks before beginning therapy and having children wait as long as four weeks to start, new research suggests everyone could benefit from and should start physical therapy much sooner. If you or a loved one has suffered a head injury, you still have options. Call TODAY to schedule an evaluation with ProActive Physical Therapy.

There has been long-standing belief that the only way for a concussion to heel is to limit a person’s movement / activity. However, new research suggests that physical therapy can play an important role in recovery after a concussion. Curious? Call our office and find out whether concussion therapy is right for you or your loved one. What is concussion therapy? Most people with a concussion experience short-term symptoms including confusion, and headaches. However, many of these symptoms persist along with:

• Headaches • Neck Pain • Muscle weakness • Poor balance • Visual problems • Dizziness

• Nausea • Slurred speech • Sensitivity to light / noise • More fatigued • Irritable

Concussion therapy can use physical therapy processes to treat these symptoms rather than simply waiting for them to subside. This type of physical therapy typically begins once your initial concussion symptoms have subsided.

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