Concussed Canuk,

Welcome to NeuroTalk. What you are experiencing is a normal concussion experience. How many concussions have you had previously ? How often do you suffer a 'dinger' from a hard check ?

The TV and video game problems are a sign that your brain is struggling. It sounds like your school and team are not offering any concussion information. There is NO WAY to speed up recovery. In fact, usually when one tries to speed up recovery, they end up making their recovery take much longer. The main focus for recover is QUIET REST. This means no working out, no video games, minimal TV and other screen time, minimal visual and sound stimulation.

Basically, you need to try to live a very boring life for at least a few weeks.

A few facts for you to consider for the future. Losing consciousness has little bearing on the severity of a concussion. Playing through a concussion can be extremely dangerous to the point of deadly. Even a concussion that does not manifest any symptoms beyond the first few hours needs to be treated as a dangerous concussion. A minimum time off from play is suggested at 2 weeks. Some research is suggesting this needs to be extended to 6 weeks before considering a return to play decision.

The brain is not like a bruised muscle. It can not tolerate injury upon injury.

Read the thread Vitamins. It has some good information.

Tell us more about your injury, your age, living situation, school endeavors, etc. It will help us point you to the best ways to
recover.

The ER was right. Unless you have severe symptoms, a CT or MRI will not show anything. There is nothing an ER can do to help unless you have lost muscle control on one side or the other or have vision changes, etc.


My best to you.