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Old 12-14-2013, 01:51 PM #1
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Default I have recovered!

So, if you follow the posts I've made over the past month, you can see that I have tried a lot of things, before eventually giving in to the frequent posters on this forum and going the "do nothing and rest" route. However, I ran across a story about a hockey player, Sidney Crosby, who had the same symptoms as me -- brain fog, depression, vision problems, head pressure, etc... -- and ultimately, he was diagnosed with an upper cervical injury. I searched through these forums, and discovered that one poster said that the doctor at the Buffalo clinic said that 90% of the patients he sees have neck injuries, not head injuries, which are causing their problems.

So, I began doing neck exercises, and some light jogging (this time capping it at 20 minutes). Here are the exercises I've been doing: http://healthyliving.azcentral.com/s...neck-3299.html

Also, I've been sleeping on my back, rather than my side. What I believe has been happening is that a muscle in my upper cervicle area is inflamed, and jogging and stress and sleeping on it wrong make it worse, which leads to an increase in symptoms. By altering my sleeping, exercising lightly, and doing frequent neck PT several times a day, I am happy to report that my symptoms have cleared up dramatically in the past two days, to the point where I feel great.

If you are struggling, rest may not be the best approach! If you have a neck injury, resting is not going to correct that injury, especially if you have the same posture and are inactive.

I strongly encourage you to investigate a neck injury, if you're having similar problems to me. I feel awesome today. There's a light at the end of the tunnel at last!
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