Head Nod? Not a good idea...
 

Hi everybody, Happy new year!

I need some perspective on an issue. On new years eve, I was at my friends house and I "nodded" to one of my favorite music song, just a few times. I didn't violently move my head around, shake it or head bang. well that was trouble. I regret it.

A few minutes later, my balance was off, my vision was a little impaired ( it was hard to maintain focus and experience visual disturbances, felt a little nauseous. This lasted for like 30 MInutes and I was ok.

The next day, I was feeling more tired then usual. I was anxious and scared. Today I am feeling better. I am at work but I just feel "zoned out" a little and tired? my neck hurts a little

Has anybody experienced this? I think I maybe I should get my neck checked out. I hope its neck related , and I hope I did not concuss my self yet again. I guess that doesn't matter now, it happened. Must move forward with my life.

I am 35, male and I have 4 concussions. I had PCS for 3 years and I got over it. I had my fair share of head bumps through my life like everybody else.

Any feedback is appreciated.

Thanks!

Not an expert but could definitely be neck related. When my neck used to be insanely tense I would get some issues from nodding but it’s better now and I can nod to music and such with no issue. My pt actually had me doing some head nodding and side to side movement exercises just to get me desensitized to normal movement and such since I used to be so sensitive and would always sit extremely rigid trying to never move my head.

I don’t think it could cause any damage to your brain, I mean just intuitively I don’t think there’s any way, nodding is something people have been doing for ever, our brains aren’t just flopping around all the time with no protection. It’s just not how our anatomy works I don’t think.

Ive heard that hard head banging and such like what heavy metal enthousiastes might do at concerts can cause issues because after a little while it disrupts the flow of protective fluids in our skull but again I’m no expert it’s just what I remember mark (I believe but could have been someone else) telling me a while back. But there’s a whole world of difference between nodding along to a song and violently head banging while going crazy at a heavy metal concert.

Thanks Ben. Your a great guy. very good insight I iced my neck and that gave some relief. I feel much better. I think I am gonna see my sports doctor ( he treated my concussion in the past), maybe he can shine a light on this.

Sure thing my friend, please let me know what he says on this topic and if he had any advice

[Ive heard that hard head banging and such like what heavy metal enthousiastes might do at concerts can cause issues because after a little while it disrupts the flow of protective fluids in our skull but again I’m no expert it’s just what I remember mark]

Ben, you did not hear that from me or you redefined what I said.

I would have said, Head banging disrupts the way the brain controls the fluid pressures in the head. This can lead to too much fluid pressure of both blood and CSF (cerebrospinal fluid). Too much fluid and too much pressure can be dangerous.

It has nothing to do with protecting the brain from impacts as it is sloshing or banging around in the skull.

Ben, You always take comments and try to find a way to find a source of brain damage in those comments. STOP trying to redefine what others have said. It is disrespectful.

My apologies, wasn’t trying to be disrespectful. I think I got that info from quora now that I’m remembering