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Brain Injury

SLide 1: Basic Information on brain injury
Slide 2: concussion prevention
Slide 3: concussion Treatment

What is the brain and how does it get injured? 

- The Brain is an organ within the skull composed of mainly fat and water.

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- There are two main types of brain cells:

     1.) Neurons:  messenger cells that                                       transmit and receive electro-chemical signals. 

     2.) Glia: Supportive cells that provide structure                and aide neurons in their ability to fire by                    maintaining a proper brain environment. 

 

- Injury to the brain can occur through contact (like a strike to the head) or inertial forces (like slamming on the breaks in your car). 

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- Due to its soft and malleable nature, the brain is subject to shearing forces which damage its neurovascular (nervous and blood) structures. 

The importance of shear forces were confirmed in series of studies across different laboratories, leading to the conventional wisdom that shear deformation caused by rotational acceleration is the predominant mechanism of injury in concussion.

—  Meaney and Smith, Biomechanics of Concussion (2014)

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How do you prevent concussion?

Short Answer: Don't absorb blows to the head or body above 70g of force. 

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Long Answer: Lets Dive in

Please Note: Injury can occur under this 70g threshold. It should also be noted that exceeding this threshold does not guarantee an injury. 

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Factors that affect concussion:

The individuals:

- health (mental, physical)

- spatial awareness

- visual perception

- rhythm and timing

- neck strength 

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Concussion occurs
Unhealthy​
Person
-poor diet
-excess blue    light
- high stress
-continues training at same level
healthy​
Person
-great diet
-limits blue light 
- low stress
-modifies training to allow for healing
Brain remains in a state of inflammation 
symptoms persist
Brain begins to heal and inflammation reduces
 
symptoms decrease
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Inability to heal results in PCS
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Post Concussive Syndrome
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Brain function returns to normal
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How do you treat a concussion?

It's best to treat concussions with a multi-modal approach, including: 

 

- Lifestyle management 

- Diet and supplements

- Exercise (this is key!) 

- Heat and Cold exposure

- Light diet and light therapy

- Brain training:

   - vestibular

   - visual 

   - attention/awareness/focus

- BREATH TRAINING 

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