ABOUT HEAD IMPULSE TEST:
I had the head impulse test done on me last week. Besides causing a stroke (which did not happen), could it have caused neck injury?
I am very paranoid about this now and so annoyed that they did this test on me as my PCS symptoms flare up so often so the last thing I need is for a HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL to trigger my symptoms more. Is it not ridiculous that this test would be used for post-concussion patients then? I already deal with a lot of anxiety around making my injury worse so this is the last thing I needed.


ABOUT MANUAL THERAPY:
I also went to manual therapy for the first time last week. I went to two sessions. He worked on my entire neck going up into my skull and massaged pretty hard to get into my neck as there was a lot of tension and many trigger points. He also massaged the neck muscles near my jaw and in front of my neck at my throat. He did no manipulations or adjustments, just massaging.
After the 1st session I felt fine but immediately after the 2nd appointment I had much worse dizziness/unsteadiness and was feeling spaced out/brain fog. I also felt like my vision was a bit blurred and having trouble focusing my eyes on everything. It has been 5 days since the manual therapy appointment, and I am still feeling a lot worse dizziness and brain fog than before. I even have a light nausea which I did not have before this. These are my PCS symptoms I recognize but have definitely flared up a lot since the treatment. Could the manual therapy have messed up my neck?

Since I had the manual therapy and the head impulse test done in the same week, I am not sure what to attribute the new symptoms to. Given that the major symptoms started immediately after the 2nd manual therapy session, I think it is most likely that the manual therapy is causing the problem.

I am shocked that manual therapy could trigger such horrible symptoms. My symptoms this week have been worse than they have been in the past year. Have I completely messed up my neck or vestibular system now? I'm really scared because these symptoms are really uncomfortable and debilitating and I cannot believe I made myself feel worse from going to see a healthcare professional to try to treat my symptoms and make me feel better. Everything I read about manual therapy was really positive and saying that its supposed to help with PCS.