Out-of-Shape or Post Concussion Syndrome
 

Hello everyone. I suffered from a mild concussion May 12th (4 months ago). During the day I have no signs Post Concussion Syndrome but the other night I tried stretching but became dizzy. How do I know whether this was because I am out-of-shape or not fully healed yet?

Gillotine,

Welcome to NeuroTalk.

There is no way to tell for sure if it is from being out of shape. I do think it may have been too much movement for your head. A concussion can leave you very sensitive to movements and joint positions. You probably need to slowly ease back into movements that cause symptoms. Any head down movements can be a problem.

physical condition
 

I feel your pain. I used to go to the gym 4 to 5 times a week. Had very good strength and stamina. Just had my first PT, OT eval. Therapist said my BP was too high to really do anything. It was 155/108 resting. Used to be about 124/85. Put on 15 pounds and gaining.

Welcome to neurotalk.

Everyone’s injury is different so it's hard to know if it’s from being out of shape or due to the injury. When I was in the hospital they had me do some exercise to restore some of my physical abilities under the watch of a therapist. This went OK, so they increased it, now I am able to exercise on the stationary bike or elliptical machine. I still get vertigo from looking up for too long or standing up too fast, so I’m just cognizant of my limitations and deal with it, and it hasn’t prevented me from exercising.

My suggestion would be to try some low intensity exercise and see how you feel and work it up from there as long as you don’t experience the dizzy spells.