The latest research is not for extended rest, but minimal activity, walking, while paying attention to your heart rate and your headache. A big turning point for us was starting physical therapy where the therapist monitored the headache. If the headache increased 2 points (1 to 10 pain scale), then take a 10 minute break. If the headache settles down, it's ok to continue the activity. If it doesn't go down, time to stop the activity.

You can't push through these head injuries. It's not like any other part of the body. If you'd turned your ankle or hurt a knee, you could try to push through the pain, but not with the head. Trying to push through it will only slow down your recovery.

We also adopted a keto diet (google bulletproof coffee for a good starting point). Keto was a huge help in clearing the brain fog.