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Join Date: Oct 2011
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Posts: 104
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Brain injuries and cycling
Here's a great article about USA Cycling creating a protocol for the brain injured cyclist during a race. It also addresses time for recovery and training.
http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/...cycling_215165
Apparently, what I was doing to recover was correct. Stationary training was a big help in easing myself back into cognitive and behavioral form. My own recovery is almost complete.
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Hit by a car while on a training ride on a bicycle Aug. 17, 2011. Loss of consciousness, road rash, left leg issues, head trauma, broken bicycle. Dealing with PCS - short term memory loss, verbal memory loss, attention loss, slow processing speed, irritability, anxiety, word-finding troubles, impulsive, tinnitus, fatigue, OCD. Intellect intact, motor skills intact, other cognitive skills intact. Motivated to get better!
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