Post Concussive Symptoms
 

Hi Ben,

You seem to have a very similar situation as myself, as I have had a lot of concussions and currently still battling post concussive symptoms. I am constantly reinjuring myself. As soon as I think I am improving, I have another setback.
Today, I hit my head on the ceiling of the car (medium hard) when I was getting in the car. Based on your experiences, is this enough to sustain another concussion? I have some pressure in my head, but nervous it will get worse. Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference in a new concussion or exacerbation of post concussive symptoms. Setbacks are often traumatic for me as I am terrified of the consequences. Anyway, I wanted to check to see how you are doing and if you have any feedback/guidance/advice that you would like to share based on your experience with this?
Thanks and looking forward to hearing from you.

BenWs post is from over 2 years ago. He struggles with anxiety from every bump or jostle. He would not be the person to help you. I hope he is finally doing better because I have not seen him online in the past 2 years.

Remember that you don't have to actually 'hit' your head for a concussion -- a concussion can result from a coup-contre-coup injury that can occur when the brain moves forward and back very quickly inside the skull. These post-concussion injuries have happened to my son as a result of sudden and sharp movement or jarring of his shoulders or neck. He treated these incidents like a new concussion and tried to take the appropriate precautions to minmize recovery time. Good luck and best wishes.

Most here would half agree with this last sentence. Absolutely take precautions! But when the damage is done, its done, there is no treatment....It all goes back to inflammation and possible neck problems when no contact is made.

Karina,

A coup contra-coup injury still requires a serious acceleration or deceleration. An example I give is dropping a 16 lb bowling ball 12 inches onto your foot or even head.

As DavOD said, Consider neck injuries when these bumps happen. It only takes 4-5 Gs to suffer whiplash. It takes 60 to 90 Gs to suffer a concussion.