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I had concussion aged 11. I was in the scouts - there was a game where there was a rope with taped up roll of newspaper swung around with everyone in a circle. The idea was to jump - apparantly I stumbled and was wiped out landing onto the floor with my head. Woke up in childrens ward for breakfast with no idea where I was or how I got there!
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JESUS! That's one enormous crash.... Glad to hear you're not so bad now and at least have a couple of relief techniques... I will follow everyones advice and go have myself looked at.
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Originally posted by simondolan View PostStill pains me to watch. Am sure the 37000 other viewers enjoyed it though....... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dBaB39jKwdA
Nasty....
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Originally posted by original PM View PostWell provide the link then.......
Glad you are ok though.
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Originally posted by simondolan View PostI had a big crash in 2014 (available for all to see on YouTube). Hit a wall head on at about 130mph. Got concussion which lasted a week or so, and since suffer from something called Benign Positional Vestibular Vertigo. No cure, some exercises you can do (called Epsley Manoeuvre) which help a bit.
As others have said, pay for a scan. I go to a place called Preventicum in London. Very good.
Hope things get better for you- I do sympathise
Glad you are ok though.
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Originally posted by mattfx View PostI play Ice Hockey as my recreational sport of choice. Three months ago I suffered a fairly serious blow to the head which in turn, left me with a concussion. I always thought of concussions as relatively minor injuries which take a couple of weeks to heal and you're good to go. Of course I'd heard of sports pro's that had suffered them, but the speed / ferocity of the impact would probably be far worse which was why they ended up on the bench for longer.
However, this damn injury just will not get better... I feel like I am in a relatively constant "fog" if that makes sense, finding it hard to concentrate. Lifting any light weights at the gym just results in a headache at best, dizziness and nausea combined with a headache at worst. Similar although not as bad if I go for a swim... I've not even attempted non-contact hockey practice yet...
Has anyone else who has suffered from this got any pearls of wisdom?
As others have said, pay for a scan. I go to a place called Preventicum in London. Very good.
Hope things get better for you- I do sympathise
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Originally posted by mattfx View PostNLUK sorry I should've clarified; the blogs / articles I have read had athletes which mostly suffered from one large event rather than multiple head traumas as they do in the NFL - I think the difference is NFL'ers lead with the head when tackling, which is why they get so badly messed up? Pretty sure Will Smith was in the film "Concussion" which was based around concussion in the NFL.
EDIT: How factual that film is I have no idea.
Remember you only live once.
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostNot so sure about that statement.
CTE found in 99% of studied brains from deceased NFL players - CNN
EDIT: How factual that film is I have no idea.
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Originally posted by mattfx View PostJesus - sounds like you've been very, very lucky! Interestingly a lot of the research I've done with Ice Hockey and American Football related concussions seem to point at the longer term effects being caused not necessarily by the head trauma, but the strain placed on the neck (i.e. whiplash) in most cases.
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http://edition.cnn.com/2017/07/25/he...udy/index.html
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Originally posted by MyUserName View PostI have had several concussions. One involved being hit across the head with a quarterstaff which caused me to black out 3 times on the way to the pub and then sit there staring at the table for an hour or so before going home. Once, when I was fighting the European kickboxing champion ... but not for the title, he hit me with a back fist which caused me to see flashing lights and then lay on the floor out cold for a while. I insisted I could carry on fighting and proceeded to fall off the bench which weakened my case a little. I took an axe to the head once which rung my bell and probably had a few others similar incidents.
At no point I have suffered symptoms weeks later. If I were you I would get yourself checked ASAP.
I do think from what you've said I need to take this more seriously and get looked at though.. thanks!
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I have had several concussions. One involved being hit across the head with a quarterstaff which caused me to black out 3 times on the way to the pub and then sit there staring at the table for an hour or so before going home. Once, when I was fighting the European kickboxing champion ... but not for the title, he hit me with a back fist which caused me to see flashing lights and then lay on the floor out cold for a while. I insisted I could carry on fighting and proceeded to fall off the bench which weakened my case a little. I took an axe to the head once which rung my bell and probably had a few others similar incidents.
At no point I have suffered symptoms weeks later. If I were you I would get yourself checked ASAP.
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Originally posted by mattfx View PostSorry to hear about your daughters accident. Given that she was skiing, I dare say there was quite an amount of speed involved? I don't recall the accident involving all that much pace, just distinctly remember the thud of my helmet hitting the ice!
Not good to hear that she's still having issues concentrating.. Did she have any other treatment apart from rest? Any particular drugs she took for the headaches?
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Concussion has been receiving a lot of focus in sports recently, and treated much more seriously than in my playing days. As a youth coach we receive annual updates on concussion protocols and what to look out for. Have a look at the Sport Scotland guidelines. Note as part of the graduated return to play protocol, if you start experiencing symptoms again then you go back to the previous stage.
https://sportscotland.org.uk/media-i...n-guidance.pdf
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