Hi Galaxy1012,

I tried riding a bike 2.5 weeks ago (3 weeks after my concussion--I had a metal plank from collapsing scaffolding strike me in between the eyes). I wasn't still feeling very good but I read somewhere that light aerobic activity should be beneficial to healing a concussion (it should encourage neurogenesis) so I did my usual 25km roundtrip to the neighboring town and back. It kind of exacerbated my headache (gave me back a strong tension and throbbing feeling, which I used to have at rest, but which vanished (when at rest) in my third week). Tried another shorter trip shortly thereafter (12km total), but my head felt worse afterward still, so I've been resting since (barring a couple of short walks and short bike rides to the drug store (approx. a total of 3km for both there and back). Bumpy roads were absolutely no good--either in a car or on the bus.

I wanted to go take another bike trip today, but it's been raining. Hopefully tomorrow. Today, I tried taking a cold shower at least (I had been taking those prior to my accident) and I was a little worried about what the increased heart rate would do, but it felt pretty good. No return of high pressure/throbbing type of headache I've been getting after trying to do high-intensity activities so I think that might be a good sign. (On the downside, I still have a very real cutting/tingling feeling at the front and back of my head.)

My neurologist recommends that I take thinks slow and increase intensity gradually. That sounds like reasonable advice to me--try a bit of each and see how your body responds.

Best of luck,
Petr