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Old 06-28-2011, 02:43 PM
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lindberg,

You are still very early in your recovery. It is most important to just relax and let your brain heal. Your current symptoms do not predict what your long term condition will be. Some people will spontaneously recover to a point where they feel 100%. Others will have prolonged symptoms. There is no legitimate way to predict your outcome. Only time will tell.

You can do lots to help your brain heal. First, avoid any further trauma to your head. This includes things as simple as a ride in the car over a rough road or with lots of turns. Find a place to get quiet rest with good support for your head and neck. Part of your injury will be a whiplash like cluster of symptoms. The neck muscles can get strained and the rest of the neck can cause spasms that can lead to various confusing symptoms.

I suggest the TBI Survival Guide at www.tbiguide.com

Avoid any mental work that causes any confusion or spacing out. No loud music or heavy beat music. No house full of talking people. You brain can only handle a single stimulus at a time while it tries to heal. That means one auditory stimulus (voice, music, rattling dishwasher, etc.) Same goes for visual stimuli. Low light is usually better.

Getting good sleep is the most important. Healing only happens during REM sleep.

Again, you are very early in your recovery process. Relax and just wait and let time help your brain heal.

btw, you should be seriously consider hanging up your skate board. Your brain will not tolerate further trauma. Each concussion causes much worse injuries to the brain with more severe symptoms with a greater likelihood of permanent damage.

My best to you.
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