Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Concussion Recovery and Stress Management

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine includes Acupuncture, Herbal medicine, nutrition and lifestyle strategies to build health, resilience and repair in the body. As our world becomes more global, modern research in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine is integrating with traditional knowledge in brain and nervous system health. Here is an overview of how we apply Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Concussion Recovery and Stress Management, for both the injured person and their caregivers.

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Physical Therapy's Role in Concussion Treatment and Management

Vestibular therapy is a specialized form of physical therapy used to reduce dizziness, imbalance and other symptoms after an injury or disorder of the vestibular system. As a vestibular specialist, following a concussion the therapist will evaluate and test different systems to evaluate what categories the individual who suffered the concussion fit in and guide them in designing an individualized treatment plan. Testing results along with specific patient complaints will allow the therapist to develop a treatment plan to address the individual’s needs as well as provide education and modifications to daily activities, in order to decrease time needed for recovery. The goal of concussion rehabilitation is to return the individual to pre-injury activity safely with a minimal risk of re-injury, be asymptomatic at rest and with full activity, and to have normal balance and ocular testing.

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How iRest® Yoga Nidra helps build resilience after a concussion

Whether you bumped your head or not, 2020 is a whopper of a challenge. At this time, practices and tools that amp-up our resilience are needed more than ever.

iRest Yoga Nidra is one of those tools and practices. And what makes this really good news is that it requires no experience. You can’ t do it wrong. It focuses on what’s right with you, not what’s wrong. And it is often done lying down (with pillows, blankets - even pets).

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Why would I see a Speech Pathologist, a.k.a. Speech Therapist following my concussion?

The word speech therapy brings to mind therapy to improve speech or how we talk. Speech-Language Pathologists treat individuals who have difficulty saying words (speech) and also treat those who have difficulty getting their thoughts into words, whether it be verbal or written. They also treat individuals who have difficulty understanding information including what they hear or read. But, many speech-language pathologists are trained and have experience in doing much more.

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