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Athletic Therapy Success Story: A Team Approach to Concussions

   Thursday, March 23, 2017

   Competitive Edge

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One of our patients who suffered a concussion came in with recently with a variety of symptoms ranging from mild to moderate in severity. She was very sensitive to even the smallest movements and gentle treatment techniques.

With a history of five previous concussions she has also been dealing with the residual effects involving her jaw and other structures in the skull and neck area. Needless to say, she was in a lot of pain.

Because each of the Athletic Therapists at Competitive Edge have pursued continuing education courses to specialize and enhance our skills in areas that we each individually are interested in, we have a variety of skill sets and are able to refer our patients in house to one another to give them a well-rounded approach to their treatment plan.skull

How can Athletic Therapy help with Concussions?

To help calm everything down, we started our concussion treatment with some gentle Craniosacral techniques to help release some restrictions in the skull, mobilize the fluid around the brain, and relax the central nervous system.

Once our patient was less sensitive and her symptoms reduced, we began to treat other aspects of her injury such as the muscles of the eye and jaw with Neurokinetic Therapy to find compensation patterns of the muscles that help that area function normally.

This team approach to concussion treatment worked wonderfully! With our different skill sets we were able to alternate concussion treatment techniques back and forth. We found this approach to be one of the most successful we have ever had when treating patients with concussions!

This “one-two-bam” tactic (as our client affectionately refers to it) allowed the patient to correct the imbalances she had developed, without consistently flaring the area up. With this method we were able to reduce to recovery time and she is well on her way to being almost completely symptom free!

Will Athletic Therapy Help You with Your Concussion?

Speak to our team about athletic therapy and rehabilitation.

At Competitive Edge Sport Therapy your recovery is our concern. We will provide caring and professional rehabilitation for your sports injury in our one hour appointments, one on one with your athletic therapist. We want to help you get back to full health and enjoying the activities you love to do.
Phone: 403-252-6222 Email: [email protected] Website: https://competitiveedgesporttherapy.com

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