3. Why I focused my practice on balance

4. Sean Hubbard, DC, DACNB

5. CONCUSSION’S

6. A concussion is a brain injury!

7. A concussion is NOT a football or sport’s injury!

8. 1. IT IS A BRAIN INJURY

9. When enough of these get injured, for symptoms to be present, we call this a concussion.

10. 1. IT IS A BRAIN INJURY 36,000 Acres

11. 1. IT IS A BRAIN INJURY

12. Because our head is attached to our body by a neck

13. 1. IT IS A BRAIN INJURY

15. 2. A CONCUSSION IS NOT A SPORTS INJURY

16. Sports are part of this category!

18. 2. A CONCUSSION IS NOT A SPORTS INJURY

23. You DO NOT have to get knocked out

24. You Don’t Have to Hit Your Head

25. In sports women have them more often!

26. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CONCUSSION Headache Nausea Vomiting

27. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CONCUSSION Disorientation Dizziness Trouble walking Slowing Down

28. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CONCUSSION Exhausted Lethargic Don’t want to do anything

29. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CONCUSSION Sound or light sensitive Everything annoys you Irritable

30. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CONCUSSION Do the symptoms get worse with mental activity? Do they get worse with increased physical activity?

31. WHAT TO DO IF YOU SUSPECT A CONCUSSION Consult your doctor Let them know that there has been a fall or head trauma

32. TREATMENT OF CONCUSSION What to do for them?

36. BRAIN BASED REHAB

37. QUESTIONS?