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Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho
If you get a sense of decreased symptoms while working, you might want to still take short breaks to give your brain a chance to not develop a fatigue from an 8 hour day. Maybe 10 minutes of quiet ever 2 hours. You symptoms at the end of the day could also be due to hitting your limit.
A B-50 Complex is much different than a B-Complex. A B-50 Complex plus 1000 mcgs of B-12 methycobolamin or more should give you a good balance.
Yes, placebo effect can be strong (60% is common). Or, maybe she is helping you relax as she works on you. That is also beneficial. Heightened senses are normally a sign of fight or flight brain function. It increases blood flow to the brain and ratchets up the speed of processing with the adrenal system. Maybe she is increasing blood flow at your neck.
The research shows that 10 CST's diagnosing 10 patients craniums will all diagnose different conditions with no consistency between CST's.
The valuable point is that you may benefit from gentle neck mobilization and relaxation training.
Most people who have long recoveries find they need to moderate their lives in some ways even after they have made major recoveries. The injured brain often remains sensitive to stress. Alcohol sensitivity is a common lingering issue. Many of us plan on needing time to rest and recover after stressful events. We don't have to shut our lives down. We just need to plan appropriately.
Those who have had long recoveries have usually pushed too hard before, in desperation, slowing down and starting recovery. Others have needed to take measures to reduce their anxiety with meds when other efforts failed.
As you say, everybody is different. The saying goes, "If you've seen one brain injury, you've seen ONE brain injury."
There are some basics that have broad applicability. The brain needs the correct vitamins and such to strengthen the myelin sheath and blood brain barrier. It also needs to detoxify all the damaged tissue.
Then there is a genetic component some think increases sensitivity to neuro-fibrillary Tau tangle malfunction.
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I'm curious what your thoughts are on the role of light aerobic exercise in the treatment of PCS symptoms. Have you ever tried this personally or are there people on here that have spoken of its benefits or lack thereof?
About a month ago I joined a gym here in NYC and started doing very light cardio/aerobic exercise such as 10-15 minutes of light exercise on an elliptical. I found that breaking a small sweat and not doing anything more intense actually feels like its circulating some good blood flow through the body especially to the head and release endorphins. It relieves stress and anxiety and is just plain healthier than being sedentary. I haven't done it long enough to know whether it has any long term benefits or if it feels that is helping the course of healing. Of course it is also important to stay hydrated and drink a lot of water afterwards.