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Headache From Whiplash: Causes and Treatment Options

Headache From Whiplash: Causes and Treatment Options

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Dr. Mark Allen Ph. D.

If you’ve started getting headaches after you’ve suffered whiplash, you’re not alone. After neck pain, headaches are the second most common symptom from whiplash. Over 60 percent of patients have headaches immediately after their injury, and many continue to experience this symptom for months and even years afterward.  

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The Best Antidepressants for Post-Concussion Syndrome & Alternatives

The Best Antidepressants for Post-Concussion Syndrome & Alternatives

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Dr. Alina Fong Ph. D.

Perhaps this situation sounds familiar: Months ago, you got a concussion, and you’re still suffering from persistent symptoms, such as headaches, fatigue, and brain fog. To make matters worse, your mood keeps sinking lower, it’s easy to lose patience with friends and family, and it’s hard to concentrate at work (if you’re still able to work at all). 

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Childlike Behavior After a Brain Injury: Causes and Treatment

Childlike Behavior After a Brain Injury: Causes and Treatment

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Dr. Alina Fong Ph. D.

After a concussion or other brain injury, your loved one may start exhibiting some behaviors that are considered inappropriate and childlike. They may be prone to crying (emotional lability), angry outbursts, impulsive behaviors, and more. It may seem like their words and behaviors are out of character or that they’re failing to understand and respect the feelings of others. 

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Identify Untreated Whiplash Symptoms & Start Your Recovery

Identify Untreated Whiplash Symptoms & Start Your Recovery

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Andy Clower, ATC

If left untreated, whiplash can cause long-term symptoms that are unlikely to go away on their own. Studies show that some patients recover within the first three months after their neck injury, but if they’re still experiencing symptoms past this period, improvement is unlikely without appropriate treatment. For example, hockey player Sidney Crosby suffered for months until doctors recognized untreated whiplash. Once he received appropriate treatment, he was able to continue with his career.

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The Long-Term Effects of Whiplash: Causes & Treatment

The Long-Term Effects of Whiplash: Causes & Treatment

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Andy Clower, ATC

Whiplash can cause physical and neurological damage that results in long-term symptoms. In addition, the same event that caused whiplash could also have caused a concussion. (The sudden motion can cause the brain to collide with the skull even if there is no external impact on the head.) Concussions can develop into post-concussion syndrome (PCS), with symptoms persisting for months or even years. 

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Recover from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning's Long-Term Effects

Recover from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning's Long-Term Effects

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Dr. Mark Allen Ph. D.

Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning can lead to severe long-term cognitive, physical, and behavioral symptoms, such as problems with memory, difficulty concentrating, balance issues, and mental health problems. Symptoms can continue even when the source of the gas is removed. Patients affected by CO poisoning can experience symptoms for months or even years after exposure. 

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Cognitive FX’s Long Haul COVID Treatment Protocol

Cognitive FX’s Long Haul COVID Treatment Protocol

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Dr. Mark Allen Ph. D.

Most patients with COVID-19 recover within a few days or weeks after a brief acute infection. However, about 10% experience long-term symptoms such as brain fog, fatigue, headaches, shortness of breath, and even psychological issues like depression and anxiety. Experiencing these persistent symptoms is known as long COVID, long-haul COVID or post-acute sequelae of SARS-Cov-2 infection (PASC). 

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Is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for COVID Long-Haulers Worth It?

Is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for COVID Long-Haulers Worth It?

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Dr. Mark Allen Ph. D.

At the moment, treatment options for long COVID patients are limited. Many patients cope with their symptoms using existing medications or treatments targeting specific symptoms like headaches or sleep problems, but these efforts are just stopgaps. They don’t actually resolve the underlying cause of symptoms associated with long COVID. Researchers know there is a growing need to identify new and effective treatments for these patients.

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Physical Therapy for Long COVID: Does It Help?

Physical Therapy for Long COVID: Does It Help?

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Dr. Jaycie Loewen Ph. D.

Long COVID symptoms such as fatigue, muscle weakness, joint pain, poor endurance, and respiratory problems can have a significant impact on your daily routine. Some long COVID patients’ symptoms are so severe that they need a reduced work schedule or are no longer working due to their illness. Persistent symptoms can follow both mild COVID and cases that required treatment in the ICU.

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How to Overcome Neural Fatigue from a Brain Injury

How to Overcome Neural Fatigue from a Brain Injury

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Dr. Jaycie Loewen Ph. D.

Neural fatigue can develop after any type of brain injury, including mild traumatic brain injury (concussion), severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), hypoxia, viral infection, stroke, or transient ischemic attack. It might surface immediately or after some time and can last for months or even years. It can also develop in patients with neurological disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and dementia.  

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Yes, COVID Can Cause Long Term Problems. Here's What to Do.

Yes, COVID Can Cause Long-Term Problems. Here's What to Do.

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Dr. Jaycie Loewen Ph. D.

Long COVID is real. Data shared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from the Household Pulse Survey (July/August 2022) show that more than 40% of adults in the United States have had COVID-19, and nearly one in three of them (approximately 30%) experience symptoms for more than three months after their original acute infection. Not all patients with long COVID are severely affected, but the report estimates that two to four million Americans are currently unable to work because of persistent COVID symptoms. 

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Memory Loss After COVID-19: Causes and Treatment

Memory Loss after COVID-19: Causes and Treatment

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Dr. Jaycie Loewen Ph. D.

Memory and attention problems are common in long COVID patients: A recent study showed that 70% of COVID long haulers experience memory and concentration difficulties for months after their initial disease. If you’re one of them, you might struggle to focus on work, forget where you left your keys, struggle to remember an acquaintance’s name, or space out unintentionally during a conversation. 

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Mild COVID Linked to Brain Damage: What That Means for You

Mild COVID Linked to Brain Damage: What That Means for You

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Dr. Jaycie Loewen Ph. D.

COVID-19 can cause cognitive symptoms in some patients, such as short-term memory loss, difficulties concentrating, problems recalling words, and brain fog (a condition known as long COVID). While most initial studies focused on patients hospitalized with severe COVID symptoms, it became apparent that most long COVID patients developed their condition after only a mild case of COVID. 

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Post-Traumatic Headaches: Causes and Treatment Options

Post-Traumatic Headaches: Causes and Treatment Options

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Dr. Jaycie Loewen Ph. D.

Headache pain is the most common symptom after a traumatic brain injury, with up to 90% of patients experiencing this symptom for at least a few days after suffering a concussion. These headaches can also develop after other causes of head trauma, such as bacterial and viral brain infections, carbon monoxide poisoning, “chemo” brain, transient ischemic attack, and COVID-19

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Post-Concussion Syndrome Dizziness: Causes & Treatment

Post-Concussion Syndrome Dizziness: Causes & Treatment

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Andy Clower, ATC

After headaches, dizziness is the second most common symptom patients experience after a concussion. Although this symptom often resolves by itself, it becomes persistent and debilitating for some patients. If patients experience dizziness or other concussion symptoms for more than three months, they may have post-concussion syndrome (PCS)

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Long COVID Headache Treatments (Beyond Medication)

Long COVID Headache Treatments (Beyond Medication)

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Dr. Jaycie Loewen Ph. D.

If you’ve been experiencing headaches for weeks, or even months, after your initial COVID infection, you are not alone. Headaches are one of the most common neurological symptoms being experienced by COVID-19 long-haulers, and some patients even experience daily, persistent headaches. But they’re often just one of many symptoms long COVID patients report. Other common symptoms include fatigue, brain fog, gastrointestinal issues, and more. 

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