[JohnZ622]

Hey everyone,

Had a few minor concussions in boxing earlier in January 2013 (no loss of consciousness, just felt slow) that eventually developed into sound sensitivity and impact sensitivity. That has mostly gone away now but I have recently been bumped lightly by a basketball that has brought back the slowness symptom for one day. None of the other symptoms relapsed.

One thing I noticed, both earlier this year during my initial concussion and this time in basketball, is that my neck always makes weird noises and feels sore at the "center". I'm talking about at C1, C2 but in the "center" of the neck not the major muscles at the side. It feels very good to press upon the actual vertebrae. Also yawning, keeping my jaw wide open, bending my head down or up really relieves the neck pain. It also seems to make my vision more clear.

Keep in mind that most of my head traumas have been rotational in nature and I have played violin for my whole life. My neck is permanently tilted to the left because of violin playing and I'm not sure if that pre-disposes me to some sort of upper cervical instability.