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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Columbus
Posts: 304
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Columbus
Posts: 304
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Therapy with lights!
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Originally Posted by cyclecrash
I'm about to start vision therapy with lights. Is that what you're doing? I have to go for 20 sessions... 3 x per week. I was hoping the therapy was something they could show me and I could do it at home on my own but of course there's equipment involved so you have to go in and do it there.
I hope it gets better for you!
CC
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Is it sensory integration therapy? That is with lights in an office environment. If so, I had tremendous success with this, but mine was every day for an hour and a half for 12 days in the office and then 18 days at home for 20 minutes in the morning and 20 minutes in the evening. My understanding is that they customize programs for different people, so that's why I thought maybe you might be doing the same thing. It didn't solve all my problems, but it got rid of my dizziness in just one month, which I never imagined was possible. The therapy I am doing now is not with lights. It is like little vision games you play to exercise your eyes, and I have to do it once a day at home and once a week with the therapist.
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I have recovered my cognitive function, and I've overcome severe vertigo through sensory integration therapy. Wellbutrin has helped me escape depression. I have recently had a few stress-related migraines, as well as headaches stemming from eye strain. I'm also dealing with tinnitus, lack of stamina, extreme light sensitivity, and eye pain. Diagnosed with 9 different vision issues: convergence insufficiency, pursuit eye movement deficit, egocentric visual midline shift, photophobia, visual information processing delays, accommodative insufficiency, saccadic eye movement deficit, lack of coordination, and central peripheral visual integration deficit.
*First concussion: October 2010. I was pregnant and got rear ended. I associated my mild PCS symptoms with baby brain and blamed my light sensitivity on allergies and dry eyes.
*Second concussion: December 2011. I hit my head on a wooden beam, saw stars but did not lose consciousness, and I had very disturbing PCS symptoms but didn't go to the doctor.
*Third concussion: August 2012. I caused a car accident as a result of PCS symptoms. Thankfully no one was injured but me. My husband confronted me, and I finally sought help and took medical leave from work. My symptoms worsened, and I developed severe vertigo.
*Fourth concussion: November 2012. I was riding in a car with a friend and we were hit head on by a driver who lost control of her car. I didn't have a big increase in PCS symptoms.
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