What is concussion therapy?
Concussion therapy is a highly useful tool in supporting recovery from concussion. During concussion therapy, you can expect to work with a highly experienced osteopathic therapist in Victoria, BC who will assess your unique presentation using an osteopathic, whole-body approach, and match you with hands-on techniques and strategies that can reduce discomfort, alleviate painful symptoms, and support your body’s natural capacity to heal and restore optimal function.
How can concussion therapy help?
All too often, it is these symptoms of a concussion that lead to the greatest amount of discomfort. Manual therapy can encourage a return to feeling better by restoring strength to atrophied muscles and improving endurance. This can be achieved through a combination of muscle-training activities and aerobics. However, it is important to work with an osteopathic therapist to gain guidance regarding the best activities for your body’s needs post-brain injury. Working out alone could lead to further injury. Your osteopathic therapist will customize a strength-building program for you, as well as guide you through aerobic moves that help you regain that endurance.
What does concussion therapy look like?
In addition to manual therapy, additional strategies like targeted massage, specific stretches, and even eye motion training can help to reduce headaches and nausea following a concussion. Manual therapy programs for concussion often build in vestibular therapy, which helps you orient yourself during periods of lightheadedness or loss of balance. To encourage this your osteopathic therapist will introduce you to specialized activities, including fixing your gaze at a certain point in the distance, or using simple movements to stabilize your core and limbs. With proper guidance, these strategies can be incredibly helpful in improving quality of life as you recover from a concussion.
Jenna Howe Osteopathy and Concussion Recovery exclusively utilizes the Concussion Recovery Protocol ™
The Concussion Recovery Protocol ™ is a multimodal system rooted in Bowen Therapy, developed by Craig Mattimoe, and uses advanced techniques to address various areas affected by head trauma including but not limited to; the visual system, neuromuscular dysfunction, blood flow and circulation, lymphatics, and structural imbalances.
The Concussion Recovery Protocol ™ consistently accelerates the healing time by safely and gently reducing symptoms. Once symptoms are eliminated you may then begin your Return to Work or Return to Play graded protocol as set out by your primary care physician or trainer.
With chronic post-concussion syndrome that has been lasting weeks or months the Concussion Recovery Protocol ™ is the basis of the treatment plan along with the use of gentle exercise rehabilitation, nutrition, exercise guidance, and other modalities/professional referrals as needed.
The treatment plan will include but is not limited to reducing head and neck pain, addressing visual discomfort, and any other compensation patterns. Balance, core, vestibular, and neck strength are key components for long-term health.
The Concussion Recovery Protocol ™ will get you feeling better, faster.
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A concussion is not something you can ignore. Regardless of the perceived severity, following a brain injury it is incredibly important that you check in with a physician to ensure that there is no potential for lasting brain damage. If you or a loved one have experienced a concussion, contact Jenna Howe Osteopathy and Concussion Recovery to learn more about concussion treatment and therapy options.