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Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho
amazinggrace,
You are misapplying the laws of physics. Any energy that impacts the head has to transit the head into the neck and body. There is no way that energy from a hit to the head can be transmitted to the neck without it first impacting the head. That is why so many with head injuries find that they also have neck injuries. The only thing that may change is the duration of the impact and whether there is a whiplash effect.
A skull that is held stationary is more likely to pass the energy to the brain as a coupe contra-coupe impact as the brain bounces off the skull at the point of the impact and back to the side of the skull opposite to the impact.
Strengthening the neck will help it absorb the energy transmitted to it with less chance of neck injury. Neck strengthening will include strengthening of the ligaments and tendons. This will provide protection to the neck joints.
Bulking up the body can actually cause the neck to take on more energy as the body tries to stay motionless (or at the same motion) while the head and neck accelerate.
Researchers have tried to study the impact forces of blast concussions. The head is moved very little but the shock wave of the blast can do great damage. Similar shock waves effect the brain in impact concussions.
UNC-Chapel Hill has placed accelerometers inside football helmets and measured the G forces from a wide range of impacts. They have found that sub-concussive impacts which are far more frequent can do more damage than a single full force concussion.
These sub-concussive impacts are most frequent with linemen, happening up to 900 times per football season. Lineman have the toughest necks and most body mass. They also suffer the most early onset dementia leading to a high suicide rate in the 40's age period.
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Hey Mark,
I don't know much about the laws of physics, all I've done is read from different sources that building neck strength will reduce the chances of concussions.
When you type in "neck strength concussions" in Google, there are other sources as well that say neck strengthening will help absorb some of the impact.
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Originally Posted by Nitro157
How are you able to weight lift? I'll assume you've made a substantial recovery allowing you to do so? If you are still experiencing a multitude of symptoms, weight lifting is not know to be a positive method to beat PCS. And how exactly is creatine helping?
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i have had 2 concussions that left me unconcious and a third one that didn't leave me unconcious but left me with post concussion syndrome. I got kneed in the jaw by my friend the last time, we were playing around and I didn't think anything of it. Next day, I woke up and had the worst headache, If I sat in a car and we went over a small bump my head hurt. For 3 weeks I didn't sit in a car because every small little bump caused my brain pain. I didn't lift weights for two months because I was having anxiety. After the 2 months, I slowly started getting better to a point where I could lift weights. Its been about 4-5 months now but i'm about 95% healed. The only problem I'm having now is anxiety and twitches. I constantly worry about the head twitching cause I'm scared I'm having small seizures(could someone tell me why I'm twitching?)
I couldn't have healed as rapidly as I have if it were not for my diet. Everytime I take fish oil, drink DHA milk or eat blueberries, the affected part of my brain feels as if it's healing.
As far as creatine...
just type in "creatine neuroprotective" in Google.
I remember reading a study saying that they gave creatine to rats after they had already sustained concussions and the ones that were given creatine healed better.