80: Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury

Let's talk about concussions and traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). I think this is important stuff to have a baseline knowledge of this because you truly never know if someone in your life will have an accident and you might not have immediate access to doctors.

 

 

 

The first thing people think of when they hear the word concussion is probably football or car accidents. From all of my years of being on dance teams at various football games, it's always a serious matter when you see someone take a hit and everyone on the sidelines starts whispering the word concussion but I remember many times being on the sidelines and wondering how all of these people knew right away to say "Oh it's probably a concussion". My mind always thinks "but how do we know if it's a concussion?"

 

 

In case you have not heard the term traumatic brain injury (TBI) before, a concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury and concussions usually fall into the category of mild TBIs. It's not as serious of a TBI as one where there is a brain hemorrhage, but the soft tissue of the brain has bounced against the hard surface of the skull fairly hard. It can have a long list of consequences if left untreated.

 

 

 

For people who might have experienced a concussion many years ago, there are still restorative things you can do if you still experience symptoms many years later which I'll also talk about.

 

 

 

Some highlights in this episode:

 

 

· common causes

 

 

 

· acute and long-term symptoms

 

 

· primary and secondary injuries

 

 

 

· supplements and nutrition

 

 

 

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