Hello,
Although I haven't been there, and I certainly am not a doctor or specialist, they look pretty credible. I would be interested to see what sort of exercises they do to relieve pcs. There are also other therapies out there that have been proven effective for pcs.
These include:
-neurofeedback
-vision therapy
-Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)
-Vitamins like B12 and B6
-cranial sacral therapy
-Diet therapy
-cognitive training
I would recommend Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, neurofeedback and/or vision therapy for her. With such a young and fertile brain, she should have no problem making a good recovery. The only caveat is that the insurance companies won't pay for neurofeedback and they only sometimes will pay for HBOT and vision therapy. However, if you can get your doctor to word it in the right way, then they may pay for either one of them. HBOT is approved by the FDA for trauma, and trauma related cases and I have known some insurance companies to pay for vision therapy if structural damage can be shown.
In the meantime, she should definitely change her diet. Dr. Daniel Amen talks about this on his website, so it may be worth looking at. Basically, she should eat lots and lots of protein and minimize her carb/simple sugar intake. She should also increase her consumption of the B vitamins, especially B12 and B6. Niacin is also a good one to take and also take Omega 3 supplements. Lastly, she should drink 30-40% more water than she usually does, assuming she drank enough to begin with.
Just google search all of these therapies and you'll find loads of information on them.
Hope this helps and good luck!
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Originally Posted by jmoran
On June 8th my daughter collided with a team mate at soccer practice. She suffered 5 fractures - 3 around her eye and 2 in the sinuses. She had a comotio (sp?) on her retina and her optic nerve was elevated.
The eye doctor says the comotio is gone and the optic nerve now looks fine. She does need glasses now though - which she did not wear previously (-1.5). I'm assuming at this point the bones are healed.
She still suffers from headaches and often has trouble falling asleep. She is seeing a doctor at children's memorial. She says to just keep resting and it will heal in time. She has advised that my daughter not go back to school full time (starts next week).
I was looking at this site this morning (won't let me post link)
University of Buffalo - University of Sports Medicine - Concussion Clinic
They use exercise to treat PCS. Does anyone here have any experience with it/them? This waiting and doing nothing is getting hard, and I'm not sure it is the right answer.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
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