Laupala

Thanks for your reply, I imagine that the link between elevated CRP levels and prolonged concussion symptoms is a tricky one however,from experience, there was a period when the expected outcome of the concussion didn't match the reality of the recovery .

After 2 years there was a crash and burn weekend when I realized that the incremental improvements were no longer coming and I was stuck,as it were, with symptoms that I can longer do anything about. The new 'balance' seems to be much less than what is required to accomplish workloads like going from a highway to a side road and having to stop frequently and although I am not complaining, it does present huge problems in the world we have today.

I had a high CRP level denoting inflammation 3 months after the injury (due to MRSA) so , without speculating too much, I feel the brain not only has to deal with its own injury but also a spinal injury and an infection in the body . I find the effort of the brain to find the right balance to be astonishing and it still goes on 3 years after the work accident and for this reason I can live with a physical biomarker for the recovery process rather than it is 'all-in-my -head' approach.