[CaptainCrunch]

There is no real time line or perfect strategy, every concussion reacts and heals differently.



I've had 7 or 8 diagnosed concussions and each one was stunningly different.


Its more important to be able to react to symptoms appearing and dissapearing and then taking the next steps.


Keeping her away from things like electronic stimulations (Screens etc) for the first little bit is important, yes rest is important as well.



However you need to keep an eye on things like fatigue or complaints of tiredness, or a requirement to sleep a lot, if that keeps happening then you really need to get it checked out and documented.


Getting excercise is important, when the symptoms fade, blood flow is important. But you want to be cautious of it, and maybe only engage in it once the persons symptoms are gone (Headache, light sensitivity etc). Then you want to start with really light forms of exercise and really monitor for the return of symptoms or the onset of new symptoms.



Then you can start ramping up the physical activity and keep monitoring. If symptoms reaturn, shut it down, and consult your doctor.


Blood flow and activity does help the healing process.


Important thing is the mental health aspect of it. People with concussions can tend to get really frustrated or frightened as concussion symptoms continue. Frustrated because its not going away, frightened because you worry that its not going away.


I will say this, the last concussion that I got was when I played a flag football game with a bunch of Calpuckers, and I bounced the back of my head off of the turf. After a few minutes of gaining back awareness, I felt find but left the game and stood on the sidelines because after multiple concussions in my life I don't take any chances with a duel event. I felt ok for a couple of days, and then on the third day, I had full fledged headache, I got extremely dizzy when I moved around, and the fog rolled in on me. That last one took me about 6 months before I started feeling even half way normal.


A mild concussion can go away in a week, it can take a year, there's no real check list. Play it by ear. Monitor it, and if things continue for too long, consult a doctor.


Just my 2 cents.


BTW our return to play protocol for sports doesn't really incorporate hard and fast time lines or steps based on time as much as steps based on symptoms.