The major influence on my progress includes the care of my family physician, Reiki treatments and the care of an ostepathic therapist. See details below.

I have been under the care of my family physician since the beginning and see him weekly. During this time he consulted with a concussion expert and I also was assessed by a neurologist. So the consensus is rest until you have no symptoms - rest meaning: no television, reading, computer, etc. and yes, even thinking is discouraged. This also meant not pushing myself around the house doing chores and cooking,etc. as all of these things involve thinking. I also stopped driving and cut out all exercise accept gentle stretches with help from my massage therapist. During my recovery time I rarely leave the house accept to go for appointments and much of my time is spent in a quiet, dark room.

Doing this for many weeks allowed me to slowly start to try "new" things again. In the last few weeks I have progress from feeling nauseated after reading for 5 minutes to being able to read for 30-45 minutes. I can also watch a movie, bake occasionaly and I've started doing some minor chores like laundry and dishes. Before I couldn't even bend over to pick something up without getting dizzy and losing my balance.

The doctor first gave me Relpax (for migraines) which somtimes worked and sometimes not so much. Recently he prescribed nortriptyline (10mg) to help with the migraines. I have felt some difference in the strength and frequency of my headaches and they are now manageable with an occasional ibuprofin (Advil).

I have also had success with Reiki treatment (energy) on a weekly basis which has decreased the strength of my headaches & nausea immediately after the treatment and have made me feel more alert at times rather than dazed.

A therapist using osteopathy techniques treats me almost weekly. I can't quite describe it like the therapist does but the goal is first find the areas that trigger the symptoms and also to get things moving in the areas where I hit my head. I have to tell you the treatment is very cool - I've experienced a panicky feeling when he gets close to the area that was hit and if I'm very relaxed and aware, I can feel the movement in my head and my entire body. My nausea and dizziness have decreased because of this treatment as it calms the nervous system.

On my own, I have discovered that small and frequent sessions of meditation and rest are best. It also helps to practice positive affirmative thought patterns i.e. "I now allow myself to heal", "I trust the process of healing", etc.

Something that may be helpful is to keep a daily record of your symptoms i.e. what they are, when they appear and the duration. Both the osteopathic therapist and my physician has said this is helpful for them. It also allows me to see the progress eventhough it's slow, it prevents me from thinking that things will never get better.

I hope that helps