I think most of us would benefit from trying to adopt the correct posture when standing and sitting at the devils window (computer). It has a big impact on breathing and hence blood oxygen. I know I slouch too much and I sometimes find I even need to relax my shoulders in bed too. I went to a chiro a couple of times but can't say it had much benefit, I think a physio would have been better, gentle manipulation rather than bone cracking which I am not convinced does much.

Yeah, that's what I thought. I think I made the right choice by both not getting conned and not making a bad condition potentially worse. Thanks all.

There are good & bad practitioners/providers in every aspect of life, be aware and weed out the bad as soon as possible.

Learn as much as you can about PT, MD, DC, DO before you go , so if they suggest or try something sketchy you can say "no thanks" and go elsewhere..

The chiro 'bone cracking' in places other than C-1 and maybe C-2 can be amazingly beneficial. But, C-1 and C-2 need a gentler approach for many. The issue is not as much posture while awake and looking at the computer as it is that posture when the muscles are relaxed, sleeping or resting. We can put a lot of strain on the C-0 (occiput) to C-1( Atlas) and C-1 to C-2 when sleeping. Those joints do not have the self lubricating function the lower joints have so when they get out of place, they can tend to stay that way. Then, the ligaments get stretched and the surrounding tissue inflamed.

Many feel uncomfortable with their head laying flat. Maybe there is a vestibular memory. It is a learned behavior to be able to rest or sleep with minimal pillow lift when on your back. It can be learned because many have. I use no pillow lift at all. I bunch up my pillow to the side so my right cheek rests against it. A challenge is falling asleep without tossing to change position/posture. I wonder if sleeping with a cervical collar would help.

I must admit, my posture isn't great. I try to straighten up whenever I catch myself slouching. Spine has a curve on it, but again, old news. Never caused any trouble pre injury.

Slouching has nothing to do with upper neck posture. There is an old song that starts: "The head bone is connected to the neck bone" An impact to the head also impacts the upper neck. Studies show that upper neck injuries contribute to PCS symptoms in up to 80% of cases.

Posture is about maintaining good head and neck posture so healing can happen. If you break a bone, they put a cast on it so it is stable as it heals. The upper neck needs that same stability so the ligaments and tendons can heal. Plus, poor head and neck position causes inflammation. One wants to avoid causing that inflammation at all costs.

For me, one of my problems was getting progressive lenses in my glasses. I started needing to tilt my head back and forth to find the focus spot in my glasses. This appeared to aggravate my upper neck until I got disciplined to support healing. I can hear the C-1 to C-0 joint grind as I move my head up and down.

The thing I find really confusing is, why would my symptoms get worse when I concentrate? None of my symptoms have been very typical of pcs, such as no dizziness, memory issues, sight issues and so on. This would suggest that my brain has received minimal damage. But if most of my issues suggest neck injury, why would that affect my ability to concentrate or watch TVs?

Your brain could be working at limited power. To concentrate or watch TV, it has to step up the processing power. A common problem with PCS is the brain's ability to focus on one issue and ignore the others. A healthy brain can easily do this. An injured brain may not do it as well.

My brain doesn't. My neuro, after examining how my brain functions, said, "You hear everything. How do you handle that ?" This precisely my problem. If I want to watch TV, I need to wear headphones so my brain does not hear the faint ambient sounds in the room or the echos. Without the head phones, it is difficult to focus on the TV.

For many, this function will recover over time. For some of us, we just have to learn workarounds.

One of my work arounds is simple. If I need to concentrate and can close my eyes, I can concentrate much better. With my eyes closed, the brain does not have to put processing effort into the visual and can put that effort into other needed processes.

A saying to remember is simple. We often need to "Stop to think." That means we need to stop the other activities, turn off sounds, etc. so we can think.

The brain is not designed to multi-task. It is a stressful action. Learning to not multi-task can reap benefits.

With two kids running around, it's very, very difficult to both keep stimulation and stress at low levels. The noise is continuous. The visual hub bub is continuous. And as this is where I live, there's no other choice besides putting my head in a sound proof, vision proof helmet. It's improved quite a bit, but it's slow going. Does the brain just stop improving? Or do you think in my case it will continue to do so? Does the stimulation help the brain plastercise? Or simply slow down the healing process?

I read so much conflicting information, it's like nobody has any clue what they're talking about.

"Does the stimulation help the brain plastercise? Or simply slow down the healing process?
I read so much conflicting information, it's like nobody has any clue what they're talking about. "

The brain heals best during non-symptomatic periods. I don't understand the plastercise question. What conflicting info are you finding ?

Have you tried to teach the kids to be less noisy ? Noise is not a necessary part of being a kid. I believe kids are conditioned to expect life to be loud and rambunctious. I was one of 6 kids in a 3 bedroom house. My wife and I raised 3 kids without over-stimulating noise. Noise is for outside (outside voices). A less stimulating environment is possible. Maybe you can find a medium level that is tolerable.