Thanks Hamncheese. I normally only take Ibuprofen when my symptoms get really bad. Is there anything different you would recommend?


Thanks very much Mark! I will give that a try when I’m in the car next time.

I think my neck is at least part of the problem. Every time I do anything even remotely physical, my neck starts cracking shortly afterwards and is painful at the base of my skull/neck. As mentioned, I can also hear a tearing sound every time I move it. Just so strange that nothing really showed up on the neck MRI. Who would you recommend to explore the C1/C2 instability further? A chiropractor, neurologist, or some other kind of specialist?

I’ve read some of your other posts about Multiple Impact Syndrome. Do you think this is a possibility in my case because of so many concussions in such a short period of time or is this just PCS? I really feel like I’ve hit the wall and I’m past the point of no return. For the last year and a half I’ve basically felt like I’ve had a permanent concussion.

Any minor jolt or strain to my head is problematic. Even sitting down on a chair too hard, slipping on something, missing a step, driving in cars, shoveling light snow, bumping into someone, lifting anything moderately heavy, etc. I had to buy a snowblower and eliminate basically all physical activity except walking and cutting grass.

The best way I can describe it is I have a “deep extremely painful headache just below the surface” that is always there hiding in the background (which gets aggravated super easy). If I’m ULTRA careful, and eliminate absolutely all triggers, I can feel moderately OK and can get through most days. The moment I try to push myself to do anything moderately physical, or very mentally taxing, it’s a problem (Mostly from physical activity).

Lately I’ve wondered if this was maybe a spinal fluid issue, blood flow problem, neck issue, multiple impact syndrome, plain vanilla PCS or something else. It just feels so different than the typical concussion symptoms I had previously.

The irony is I have disability coverage and can’t find any doctor that actually understands what I’m going through to get a proper diagnosis. So I’ve been dragging myself through every day hanging on by a thread. I have a relatively low stress desk job and that is even getting very hard to cope with. I think I’m finally past the denial stage and starting to accept what I’m actually dealing with. I’m just trying to make some sense of this, and get the proper treatment and diagnosis.

Any additional insight would be greatly appreciated.