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April 23, 2022 28 mins

What to do with the advice to rest your brain after sustaining a concussion? A lot of us still get this advice, and a lot of us are confused about it. Because we notice it doesn’t work, and even leaves us feeling worse than before. Where does this advice come from, and more importantly: what to do with it?

Professor Michael McCrea is an absolute authority on traumatic brain injury (concussions and post-concussion syndrome are traumatic brain injury). He shares from his experience and insight based on 2 massive American research projects involving both civilians and military service members.

Please keep in mind that a concussion is a so-called mild traumatic brain injury. Whenever we say “TBI”, this means traumatic brain injury.

Interview shownotes: https://www.lifeyana.com/brain-rest-concussion/

Free guide: https://www.lifeyana.com/3-ways-to-speed-up-your-concussion-recovery-right-now/

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Table of contents: [01:48] Resting your brain after sustaining a concussion [06:58] Active recovery for concussions [10:22] Concussion recovery is possible [16:43] Concussions and mental health [24:22] Compassionate concussion care [27:11] Concluding this Concussion Stories episode

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