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Old 10-15-2009, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by mhr4 View Post
First and foremost, STOP PLAYING SOCCER!!!! Sorry to be blunt, but your soccer days are over. If you were to head the ball in practice or a game, or worse - get kicked in the head or smack heads with someone else, you could cause more serious damage than you already have.

Second, you gotta tell your parents what is going on. There are ways to rehabilitate your brain out there, but they can't help you do this unless you inform them on what is going on.

Get in to see a neurologist who is familiar with head injuries. Not all of them are - actually, probably 85% don't know anything about head injuries - so make sure he/she has experience treating this type of injury. You need to get your head scanned to make sure there isn't any internal bleeding, clots, rips, etc...

Look into neurofeedback for rehabilitation. Just google "neurofeedback" and your "city" and you should find plenty of therapists in your area who do this. Make sure they have experience treating head injuries.

There are also other things you should be doing such as vitamin B supplementation, eating lots of protein, Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, etc.

The good news is that you are still young and your brain is still developing, which means you have a good chance for recovery. But you can't do anything unless you tell your parents what is going on.

And please - stop engaging in activities that increase your chances of hitting your head.
Do you think ill ever be able to play soccer again?
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