Description

A patient-oriented brochure describing the upper cervical involvement in concussion and the role of upper cervical care in recovery.

“Head impacts, forceful falls and unexpected blows both on and off the field can lead to a cascade of symptoms often associated with a concussion.  These symptoms include:

• Headaches
• Neck pain and tension
• Dizziness
• Shoulder pain
• Balance difficulty
• Vestibular dysfunction
• Nausea/vomiting
• Poor focus & concentration
• Poor memory
• Ocular dysfunction
• ANS-dysfunction
• Psychological distress
• Tinnitus
• Sleep disturbance

All of these symptoms are also frequently found in neck injuries.  Although a concussion is commonly known as a head injury, more research is pointing to concussions being an injury of the neck.  Even field-side evaluations for athletes focus on cranial nerves that come from the brainstem which sits close to the craniocervical junction, which is the joint structures between the head and the upper neck.

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