Injured brains recover best when treating all stressors that contribute to dysfunction;
including poor sleep, poor nutrition, mental/emotional issues and excess muscle tension in the neck, jaw and head.
Brain Recovery – Sleep is priority #1
Sleep is one of the most critical elements necessary for healing brain injuries. Injured brains need a minimum of 7 hours of uninterrupted sleep to heal best.
Research studies demonstrate that binaural beats can dramatically improve sleep.
Calm Your Brain with Binaural Beats
Binaural beats has found positive effects for improved sleep, pain alleviation, anxiety reduction, cognitive function, and memory.
Headphones are necessary for therapeutic affects. The internet has thousands of pre-recorded binaural beats for free. Search for recordings based on your desired symptom improvement. (ie. Binaural beats for nausea, headache, dizziness, sleep, etc.)
Brainwave states:
High-frequency waves (Beta/Gamma) are associated with cognitive function and memory recall, while low-frequency waves (Alpha/Theta/Delta) are associated with relaxation and sleep.
Feed Your Brain
Water – avoid caffeine and sugary drinks
Vitamin D
Magnesium
vitamin B complex
Coconut oil / MCT’s
Use these techniques to reduce concussion symptoms
Retrain Your Brain
The Eye Focus Exercise can reduce headaches, eye strain, blurred vision, double vision and fatigue.
Pencil Push-Ups: Hold a pencil at arm’s length, focusing on the tip. Slowly bring the pencil toward your nose, maintaining a single image. If it doubles, move it back, refocus, and repeat. Do this 5 – 15 times, 3 times a day.
Reduce dizziness with the Half somersault maneuver
https://dizziness-and-balance.com/BPPV/Foster.pdf <–Click Here
Stretch Your Neck
Reduce Neck Tension with these Stretches
Strengthen Your Neck with Isometrics
Strengthen Your Jaw with Isometrics
Crazy Brain stretch (Cranial Nerve traction)
