I think about Crosby's concussion trials quite a bit. For context, all of my concussion's came from hockey and I received most of my help in recovery from a facility that Crosby uses, although it is not in the media like the Carrick Institute.

His best-in-the-world performance is largely to do with his brain processing speed which allows him to see the game, a very fast-paced game, better than anyone else in the world. Yet, he struggles with the ever increasing sensitive brain that has become prone to concussion. How does he do it???

We all know that concussions affect our brain processing speed, our balance, our sensitivity to stimulation, etc. You can see it in Crosby's face that he is affected by all the concussions. He covers his eyes with a hat during interviews, he has 1 eye partially closed while on the bench after a shift which I perceive to be a sign of reducing stimuli. Yet, he came back last year from a significant concussion to win the Stanley Cup, and he's at it again this year continuously proving that the concussions are not preventing him from being the best hockey player in the world. How does he do it???

What is he doing that we don't know about. It can't all be from Carrick's 'space chair'. I feel like professional sports are secretive about their concussion recovery procedures and only reveal parts of the story (ie. Dr Carrick's program). I suspect that Crosby is heavily invested in neurotransmitter treatment, especially acetylcholine which represents brain processing speed. What else though, aside from Carrick's space chair that treats the balance/vestibular system.

Any thoughts?

Hains

Crosby has a HUGE library of over learned skills to pull from. He does not have to cognitively react to many situations. He does it with memorized or over learned skills. But, when he needs to try to do new tasks, like an interview that is impromptu, he has to rely on real time responses so he has to minimize stimuli and be more attentive to his functions. He also has developed many coping or work around mechanisms.

His use of coping mechanisms should be an example to many on NT who just want their life back. It often takes developing coping mechanisms and work-arounds to get our life back.