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Old 02-05-2015, 07:07 AM #1
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Default Do you get healed from lower sensitivity to physical movements/trauma?

I'm recovering from PCS currently, as you can read in my signature.

Right now, I have very low sensitivity to physical movements. For example, bending down for a few times will cause me some dizziness and sort of brain fog for at least a few minutes.

Sadly, it's even with more little things - Even when I sometimes drink something from a glass, and I lift the glass too quickly to my mouth (it hits my mouth from lifting it very quickly), my symptoms return and I get brain fog. This has never happened before my concussions (These little hits from glasses in the mouth, for example, used to just hurt slightly in the past, but now I feel like it makes my brain shake and it makes my symptoms return). This force from the glass isn't even close to the force needed to cause a concussion, but even such small hits with low force cause my symptoms to return aggressively.

Sometimes it'll even happen if I walk too fast or just move around quickly (exercise makes symptoms much worse pretty quickly as well).

Since I'm pretty early in my recovery, can I expect to regain some sensitivity to physical movements? I mean, will I be able to tolerate small hits to the face (that sometimes happen by accident, like the example I wrote) without getting brain fog and dizziness for hours? And will I be able to regain sensitivity to head movements, such as the ones caused by physical activity?

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27 October 2014 - I accidentally smashed my head against a concrete wall while I was running (it was a slow run of about 3 meters / second).
No LOC.

6 November 2014 - In a sports field, A basketball ball fell on my head from about 5 meters height.


January 2, 2016 update: I am very optimistic, as I've made a significant recovery until now (2-Jan-2016). I am confident that my situation will keep improving.
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Your sensitivity to things touching your head or face will likely improve when your anxiety issues improve. I doubt there is any physiological trauma being caused by these contacts.
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Yes! But it takes time. I was unable to even walk quickly for a while because of the pounding motion of my feet on the ground. 10 months later I can run short distances but tried a treadmill a couple weeks ago for 10 minutes and felt symptoms start to return.

As mentioned, part of this is related to anxiety about your injury (which is fair, you don't want to get hurt again). I don't think I've ever hit my head by accident as when I was recovering haha. It's very difficult to be patient when it comes to your own mind, but that's the key to recovery.

Also, you're young. You'll heal better/faster than most
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Pro,

Have you spoke with your parents about any of this? I think you should.

This sounds like an anxiety issue to me...I have become very familiar with anxiety and this sounds similar to issues I deal with.

I am doing better now but it is taking help.

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Pro,

I agree with Mark and bud. I had similar issues at the beginning of my recovery (26 months ago that is) and it wasn't until I talked to my doctors and started getting help with my anxiety that these started to go away.

I had similar problems with bending down and even walking. It has taken a long time but it has gotten better! I'm riding a stationary bike for 30 minutes at a nice pace and I can even shoot a basketball without causing my symptoms to flair up! Hang in there it may take a while but you'll get there
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I agree with Mark and bud. I had similar issues at the beginning of my recovery (26 months ago that is) and it wasn't until I talked to my doctors and started getting help with my anxiety that these started to go away.

I had similar problems with bending down and even walking. It has taken a long time but it has gotten better! I'm riding a stationary bike for 30 minutes at a nice pace and I can even shoot a basketball without causing my symptoms to flair up! Hang in there it may take a while but you'll get there
So was there some physical cause or just anxiety you think in your case ? I have the same issues now ( 11 months in)
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Often, there is a physical cause at the beginning but anxiety that continues.
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