Our cognitive ability is what makes us think, solve, judge, remember and in fact, let us know about things. But what happens to that moment if you lose the ability to think at all? It is disastrous to even acknowledge.
But apparently, any injury to the brain caused by an action of a head blow can put us into troubles we don’t imagine. And this injury is called a concussion. Can simply say we become unconscious. This isn’t a threat to life but a condition to care for.
The severity of the injury itself and the affected person can have symptoms that vary but relevantly the following ones are the matter of concern that may lead to the validity of the existence of the concussion.
The slow response to the stimuli, vomiting, problems of memory, confusion, blurred vision, sluggish feeling, and sensitivity to the fall of light.
Though the patient can’t explain the symptoms of it after having been injured, a physical therapist can be a way out to invest time in understanding you and coordinate with the family members to observe any noticeable changes due to the injury. Even the slightest information is crucial to know how the treatment has to be planned.
Can the condition be diagnosed?
It’s hard for a Physical therapist to understand what may have caused you to trouble without the patient having explained it. On an immediate admit, one must address the incident with the symptoms which helps them in interpreting and analyzing what are the pain points.
Based on the severity of the issue, an MRI scan may even not lead to an answer but helps dig deeper into achieving clarity about the presence of infection. Further, an eye test may follow to ensure the vision isn’t affected by this injury.
As long as the condition is not bleeding, or swelling of the brain, it does not ask for surgery. The condition can still be handled by the treatment of physical therapy. The clarity is attained when Physical Therapist questions you about the trouble point and ensure to repetitive lively frame the same questions to understand the progress throughout the treatment
Physical Therapists handle many related aspects of concussion. The point is about you having a daily healthy routine and also being able to perform the daily activities while inculcating the treatment plan to heal quickly. So since this, a matter of the brain, cardiovascular system, neurological system, and orthopedic is considered too.
In the treatment, one can expect
- The program of rest
The rest is something we never tend to lean on even when we are doing great. Either the use of electronic devices becomes like a habit during free time. But these activities are limited until recovery. The family members are advised to take care of those constraints. And a limit to work, recreational activities, and sports are also included in the treatment
- Balance therapy in action
The symptoms of the concussion also have balance and dizziness problems. And if that is something a patient is experiencing then vestibular therapy can aid the condition as the inner ear is in contact with the brain, working on this system can prevent the condition. So for the same, exercises are taught.
- Therapeutic exercise program
An athlete is an inpatient about rest as fitness allures them. But rest at the same time is important for healing. Due to inactivity, the loss of strength in the muscles is normally observed and indeed we lose endurance. To regain strength and endurance, the physical therapists after a certain period include a therapeutic program and analyze the symptoms in the process.
- Get back on being an athlete
We crawl, we chain, and in the end, it’s time to be back to the objective of the treatment that is to restore normal activities. After observing no symptoms of any sort, the therapist ensures you develop normal activities without overloading on the brain or the nervous system as it can induce the symptoms back again. And hence it is important to ensure overloading is avoided.
Final thoughts
The condition is treated as long as we make sure to avoid the activities that can come in our way of healing. A licensed physical therapist treats concussions in the safest way possible to restore cognitive functions. We can’t prevent the coming of injury but we can prevent the condition from worsening and lead towards recovery. As accidents are inevitable, at physical therapy the resolution to this is concussion management.
Are you looking for concussion management? Fyzical Therapy is into this therapy ensuring to diagnose and meet your goals with the tailored treatment plans is our objective. Need any assistance with the same then we are here to help you out of the troublesome moments.
