Thank you so much. He is currently with a PT with Elks Rehab, I am wondering if I should switch. I have asked his PT about chiropractors (nucca and upper cervical treatment, and atlas orthogonal), he said it's adding a new thing to the equation and atleast if we stay within Elks that he knows what has been done and explained that they meet every week and discuss their patients. If we were to go to both do you think it would be too much manipulation or do you think it would benefit him? (I will do anything possible to help my son).Thank you so much for all of the information. No one has explained anything to me (I have only gained knowledge through reading)--I have assumed that this is what has happened and that the nerves are regenerating. Thank you for explaining this, I am currently not working (raising a family), but am in the medical field (dental hygienist) and have taken a lot of head and neck specified courses. If the doctors could only attempt to explain what is happening, just being able to ask you questions and get responses from you has brought me hope and reduced my anxiety a bit concerning this situation. The hard thing is, is that we moved here from out of State. I have no clue who is who in the field of medicine here.

Also, my home is a very stressful environment. I have 3 that are under 5 (there is a lot of crying, screaming, shouting, just ALOT of noise, whether it be happy or sad). There are 7 of us altogether. The day his headache finally broke was on day 33-- I had broke down crying and told him I just can't keep it quiet here and sent him to a friends home (I wish I had thought of this by week 2)-- He stayed there in a completely quiet environment for approx 24 hrs and his headache went away for 2 hours--this was my first light of hope) He did come home the next day. Explaining that he felt down and felt that he was slowly dying inside. (broke my heart) I think he just needed his family to be around him--regardless of how noisy and annoying we are-- good for his mood, but not for his symptoms

I checked out your regime and will be adding to my sons.
Currently he is taking:
A vitamin B complex (one pill) which includes:
B1 50mg
B2 50mg
b3 50mg
b5 50mg
b6 50mg
b12 50mcg
choline 50mg
para-aminobenzoic acid 50mg
inositol 50mg
folic acid 1mg
biotin 60mcg
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Omega 3 Krill Oil 300mg
B6 100 mg (not sure if he needs this when he's getting it from the other supplement)
B 12 1000mcg (he also gets a little from the other supplement as well).

Tonight it looks like we will have pulled pork sandwiches, so I will get on that right away! When speaking of toxins, would you suggest an organic diet, or do you think this makes a difference? Thanks for everything!

The toxins are from the injury, not ingested. As the body heals, it clears the waste of metabolism and stress.

The stress of home is a serious impediment to recovery. Anything to reduce that stress load will help. It causes stress hormones to flow and excite the brain cells that need rest. Even the chaos of the halls at school are stressors.

When I am symptomatic, I need to become a hermit. I use ear plugs and head phones to reduce ambient noise.

The PT I recommended is not a run of the mill PT. She is a true healer. She uses techniques that very few PT's understand. An initial visit and assessment would be worthwhile.

The Elks sound like they are trying to protect their billables.

My head would be exploding with a noisy home. I had a serious relapse 2 weeks ago while visiting my in-laws in Boise. TV was too loud and too much drama from the news reporter and her interviewees.

He needs quiet rest. Please do what you can for him.

My best to you both.

Thanks so much. He will be seen this evening. Hoping this will help him on his road to recovery. I will be picking up his MRI and taking it with. Do you have a suggestion of ear phones for my guy? He still loves to listen to music, occasionally loud (it makes my heart skip a beat, I don't know what that is doing to his brain, but atleast his light and noise sensitivities have lightened up a bit--or he could just be pressing through his symptoms, I don't know??)But I think headphones might be good for him while he is attempting to do homework? Any suggestions? Thanks

Also-- I keep reading that vision should be checked when experiencing symptoms. My son has been seen by a hearing/balance person. He did quite well, and she felt that he didn't need to be seen again, she had a hard time initiating dizziness. Do you think I should call his primary doctor and ask for an eye doc referral? His dizziness is now so much better, but the computer kills him, so does reading and taking notes. (eyes, brain,both??) I don't know what this could do, but what's your opinion?

Question for you. The chiropractic neurology clinic, are you familiar with them? I made the appt, then went back and reread-- I think you were talking about the PT now that I have read it through.

I have no experience with the chiro neuro clinic but they were recommended to me. I have extensive experience will Jill Thompson at PT180. I was one of her first patients when she started her own practice in 2002. Prior to that, she worked for other PT clinics.

Jill is fabulous. Dana treats my daughter. I have never had good results with Tori.

Your son should be avoiding screen time, computer, video, texting, etc. If reading and taking notes are a struggle, he should not do that. He should ask his school for note taking assistance. It is a standard request and he is entitled to it while he heals.

His loud music may be making things worse by just masking his struggles.

Recovery takes personal discipline that others can not do for the patient. There are plenty of NT members who tried to continue their busy lives and finally gave up and rested after fighting their PCS for a year or longer.

Recovery can be extremely boring. Prolonged symptoms can be prolonged misery. It is a choice. You can not make it for him.

I do suggest you take his car keys away and maybe even get a driving assessment at Elks. Their driving assessor is very liberal. I had to pull to the side of the road and stop and she thought I was doing fine. I was petrified after driving through an intersection with car, bikes, and pedestrians coming from all directions. Prior to my self and wife imposed driving restrictions, I had driven over sidewalks twice and had near collisions too many times. Prior to 2001, I never even had a fender bender or close call. If he is in your care, any injuries or damage he causes can greatly impact your whole family.

His driving with impaired focus and concentration is like driving while texting.

I hope you can convince him to take it slow and rest.

My best to you.

Well, I told my son I had made an appointment for him. He was furious. He said "Mom, I am tired of Doctors, every one is the same. Yep, you have symptoms from a concussion, and we waste hours and hours going over the same thing, filling out papers, and then they don't help me! I refuse to go, I am tired of the Doctors." I don't know what to do, so I cancelled the appt made for tonight, and told him I would reschedule it for later on next week so it would give him some time to think about it. He just wants all of this to be over. It's gutt wrenching, the last thing I want to do is cause him stress, it's so hard watching someone not taking the proper steps to recovery.

What doctors or therapists did you have him scheduled to see ?

One session with Jill Thompson will make a believer out of him. She can look at his posture and reach out and touch an out of joint joint. No big paperwork task. Just good hands on therapy.

We have a saying. If you don't come home feeling Jill's finger prints in your body, she did not work hard enough. Getting rid of neck and shoulder tension will go a long way to getting relief from the head aches. Relieving the head aches will lower his stress levels so he can start to heal.

Definitely not an Idaho Elks bureaucracy.

It was for the chiropractic neurologists. I have them on Calendar for this week. (fingers crossed) He says he is feeling good today. I told him that with some people I've spoken with (where pcs is a distant memory) it's almost as if you just wake up one day, and whatever was there, is gone. Here's to hope.

Spontaneous recoveries effect about 85% of concussion sufferers. This recovery usually happens in the first 6 weeks. Many still need to slowly re-establish their before-concussion activities.

Please don't discount the value of an assessment by Jill Thompson at Physical Therapy 180. You will be surprised at how she can help him, even if her help does not directly solve his concussion issues, she can reduce muscle tension in his upper back and neck reducing the frequency of head aches.