I saw a sports medicine/concussion specialist who sent me to physical therapy for a slight neck injury. She did a stress test to see how I responded to exercise, as exercise (within reason) can help with recovery from a concussion due to blood flow regulation in the brain. PT would also address balance issues which are common. My neck got better but I still have headaches so the specialist sent me to an ocular/occupational therapist and a neurologist. The ocular therapy uncovered some eye problems, namely convergence, so I'm working on fixing those. This therapist sent me to a neuro-ophthalmogist who prescribed prisms for my glasses to reduce the strain on my eyes since they're not aligning right (fourth nerve palsy). I get those tomorrow so don't know how well they'll work yet. She's also mentioned a eye muscle specialist if the prisms don't work. The neurologist told me to take specific vitamins and I will be getting an MRI next month to make sure nothing super crazy is going on. I've also been seeing a counselor as the concussion/situations caused by the concussion caused anxiety and flashbacks. I've been steadily (albeit slowly) improving since October, although some of that is due to time and me learning my limits. So basically...there's a crazy ton of specialists out there, the doctors can look at a lot, they can fix some stuff, and other stuff ends up with me crossing my fingers and a pretty long haul.

I see an average of 2 doctors/week, although counseling is one of the more frequent (~1x every other week) and that's free because I'm a student. I'm also covered under worker's comp so almost everything is paid for. You could probably choose to go to PT/occupational therapy less frequently if you were referred there, and that's the bulk of the appointments.

I'm also lucky to be in a city where there are this many specialists (and they take concussions seriously) so I can access treatment without having to travel. I've been told that some of these problems don't resolve on their own in everyone, but you likely still have time to see if your current problems respond well to rest. Light sensitivity is the only problem I've been told of a time frame on, and it's a year.

For me, heat works better than ice/cold for the headaches, so that's something to consider if you haven't tried it yet!