CowboysKat,

Welcome to NeuroTalk. Sorry to hear of your injury. Glad to hear you survived it. It sounds horrible.

You are not alone in your struggles. We understand them all.

The symptoms of a concussion need to be addressed individually. There are no therapies that are effective at treating multiple symptoms.

A vestibular therapist would be a good start for the balance issues.

A Physiatrist would be worthwhile. They can be found under "Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation' in a phone or doctors directory.

A headache specialist may be able to help. Many headaches are related to upper neck injuries. The chiro can help but can also be to aggressive for the subtle neck issues that can persist. An upper cervical chiropractor can help some.

The Vitamins sticky at the top has a list of the upper cervical chiro organizations to help you find one local to you. It also have a vitamins and supplement regimen for brain health.

You just vaguely mention memory loss. There are many ways memory is affected after a concussion. Can you be more specific ? Was this amnesia where you don't remember what happened or do you have struggles remembering day to day issues or recalling previously learned information ?

The emotional struggles can be just frustration or anxiety or even depression. We all experience at least some of these emotions. PCS makes the brain less sensitive to stress so reducing stress in our lives is a big help.

How is your sleep ? Quality sleep is essential to recovery. Quantity of sleep is not important if you are getting quality sleep. 8 hours or so of quality sleep should be good. Napping can disrupt getting quality sleep so care needs to be taken with napping.

What supplements are you taking ? Essentials oil can help and they can cause over-stimulation of olfactory (smell) senses. My wife uses some and they can easily over-power my senses.

Icing your neck and back of your head is good, especially after a chiro adjustment. Are you taking any anti-inflammatory meds like ibuprofen or aspirin ? What do you take for your headaches ?

What kind of riding did you do ? Did you lose your horse ? That is even more tragedy in your life. My heart goes out to you.

Thank you for not posting as one big long paragraph. It made it much easier to read your post.

My best to you.