I hope when you see this you read it fully. I am beginning to lose it a bit. I fee like when i take one step forward i take 2 steps back, regressing when i am trying to rest. I do some manual labor every saturday but other than that i have been resting. I have been debating going to a neurochiropractor or an upper neck chiro but i am a bit afraid of someone messing with my neck and head after my PT experience. I am contemplating contacting Dr. Ted Carrick even though so far i have not been able to find a number or email. I am not sure if what he does is real or not but if he has as many patience as i have heard he must be doing something right. Every time now i try to do something active a little bit i get dizzy and weak. This also has become when i read much also and even as i type my body gets a bit weak. Mark from Idaho has been helpful with his supplement guide but unfortunately i am not sure how much time i have until rest. Being 22 i have nothing in my name and i a not given any respect by anyone. They say you can eat and move around youre fine.

I am trying to relax but i just feel like doctors are unsure about TBI and just prescribe things to mask symptoms and prescribe resting hoping for the best. Instead of saying that they act like its ok when it is not. I know i am not even the most troubled individual on here but i just feel like i am trapped. Part of me feels like what Dr. Carrick claims might have fruition since many athletes and others (ie people with money) swear to it. The ABC story on him makes me interested. And if you want to change doctors its like you must wait 2 months for an opening.

I apologize to those who feel like i am ranting and continually post nonsense. I just like everyone else here want to get better. I just do not have someone to save me if i cannot eventually pull my weight. All i know is somehow some way i must recover and raise awareness for MTBI. Does Dr. Carrick have the answer i am not sure but i hope and pray for everyone on this site and does who visit and see this post.

I was treated by chiropractic neurologists exclusively. Worker's Comp paid for it. The ones I went to were brilliant. They totally got everything that was going on, which was a blessing in itself. I don't know about Ted Carrick or where you live but I wouldn't hesitate to recommend mine to someone with a head injury.

I was just looking into this b/c my massage therapist recommended a chiropracter at the same office that was trained at the Carrick institute. At the time i spoke with him, he asked for 1.5hr appt and i couldn't even handle a massage where i was quiet w/ my eyes closed. I asked my neurologist whether any sort of exercise could speed healing and she said "the brain gets enough exercise during the day."

but...ironically, now that i'm a little stronger, but still so far from 100%, i'm gonna go see him. DR. ALEXANDER RODDVIK in Hood River, Oregon. If you can't get in w/ the famous guy, maybe try to locate some of his institute's graduates closer to home?

I will let you know how it goes! As someone else advised me on here, probably can't hurt. I won't let him snap my neck or do anything jarring.

Carrick's protocol works for some and is of no use for others. Please try to be more open to the fact that everyone is different and respond to treatments differently.

If one PT causes problems, there is no reason to not try a different PT. Same goes for massage therapists although I would not spend time with a massage therapist until someone with more skills advises it, especially if that massage therapist wants to do intensive work on my neck or back.

how old is your injury

I am just getting a bit scared i think. My original injury was on Jan 5 2014 but i hit my head many times between now and than like maybe 3-4. My last hit to my head came about 5 weeks ago. I have to do manual labor on weekends but i try really hard not to hit my head any more. I just feel like neurologist give medication to mask symptoms. My neuro today gave me topomax. Said i need to calm my brain down and my symptoms will go away. Is that not masking?

Oh and also i just want to make the right choices. I just do not want to make anymore mistakes in my healing process. I feel like my rash judgments, bad advising and bad luck have me in my situation. So i am just on edge