Mark,
Your opinions, your impressions ... as you've said it,
"Your mileage may vary".
Simply as I said, if I were in her shoes, that would be my own best-choice, and I'd self-refer myself there asap, you bet.
(Got any better suggestions for drs for her to try??)
Sounds like a darn
fine place to start at the very least. I'd be there on the phone w/ them in a NY minute.
(What did you offer her?
Nothing. Except this your last posting
as a dis-couragement to the UCSF suggestion?? As
a confusing mind-messer-upper?? :confused
)
Your opinions and your
"my impression of" carry a lot of weight on this forum, particularly influencing thinking with the younger age-cohorts, the sports-injured, the-moms-and-the-dads, the spouses, and those others like myself, when early-in-post-injury, was not able to think so clearly or independently for myself. You can do a lot of damage for no good result and for no apparent reason other than you seem to urgently
'needing to bash something' -- ??
And no, what I read was not based on the sports/athletics-return-to-play models of which you seem to think it is.
Do you know for certain that this one is? Did you cite/reference that?
No, ya just 'pooped' on it; and on my posting as well. (It's a very bad habit, Mark.)
You do a lot of good on this forum, Mark, but you as well tend to do harm. In that you also seem to have at some times personal need to 'bash-it-in' and 'destroy it' mentality about others' suggestions of options for what might prove helpful. I don't see the need for it, as if you are The Ruling Lord over this Forum and all has to "pass-Gatekeeper-Mark's-seal-of-muster-approval" ?? Get over it, Mark.
It gets really tiresome.
Theta
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Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho
Theta,
Do you have specific experience with the UCSF Concussion Clinic? I have read over all the available information about it and am not impressed. The research side is limited to diagnostic imaging but it is not in regular use. It appears to be a traditional sport medicine and athletic trainer oriented program.
I hope HelloHome, if she gets an appointment, gets a benefit from it. At least she will get confirmation of her concussion. That alone is just about worth the price of admission. Any treatment they offer will be interesting.
My observation is that many Concussion Clinics were established as a result of the 'Silent Epidemic,' whether it was the general idea or the documentary. Health care is always looking for a new way to generate fees. Most of the doctors have very limited training and experience with concussions and just set up a 'multi-disciplinary' approach to treatment. This usually means OT's PT's, and NeuroPsychs. Some have other specialties of limited value. They are the latest boutique clinic of the new decade.
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