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11-30-2021, 05:04 PM | #1 | ||
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I would focus on getting a quality assessment of your neck. No just an MRI and generic read. An assessment by a physical therapist and/or physiatrist (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation MD) who understands subtle neck injuries and how they can wreck your life. I bet you slept with poor head and neck posture. This would cause neck inflammation and cause your symptoms to get much worse.
Nothing you are experiencing indicates a concussion as the only cause. It is far more likely your symptoms are upper neck. Inflammation restricts blood to the brain stem. This interferes with temperature modulation, balance, vision, and many other functions. Being and getting high is very problematic. It hides the true source of symptoms. Using drugs also indicates a high likelihood of depression and/or anxiety and stress related living. Those pre-existing conditions make the symptoms of any concussion much worse and longer lasting. Many need to properly treat those conditions as part of the concussion and neck injury recovery.
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12-01-2021, 01:59 AM | #3 | ||
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As I said, imaging of the neck will not likely be helpful. Treat the symptoms, not the imaging. Try sleeping in a recliner with your head and neck straight and supported by a pillow so your head cannot fall to the side.
It sounds like you need to do some research to find that neck specialist who can help you and help you learn how to take care of your neck. Think of imaging as a 'surgical plan,' not a therapy plan. Gentle traction and mobilizing with serious discipline to sleep in good posture is critical. You should expect to spend 6 months or more being disciplined with your sleep posture. It took me two years to get my neck stable after a year of not properly treating my injury.
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