by Mike Grafstein | Feb 20, 2016 | Concussions
Stuck in The Trench The trench? Now you are asking yourself- “what is the trench?” The trench is the lack of improvement from symptoms after the initial concussion. Specifically what happens is you get a little better then you get worse in a repetitive pattern. There...
by Mike Grafstein | Jan 28, 2016 | Concussions
For many reasons now there has been an increase in reported concussions through sports including football, hockey and soccer. We have also come to learn that female athletes are susceptible for concussions due to the lack of neck muscle control. So with all the hype...
by Mike Grafstein | Jan 28, 2016 | Concussions
This is nothing new. In all sports once a skilled child is recognized by a coach or coaches in an organization the question becomes “should we move him / her up to help with his / her development?” On the other side of things you also have parents pushing for their...
by Mike Grafstein | Jan 4, 2016 | Concussions
In my over twenty five years working with sports from high school football and hockey, university and club rugby, provincial, national and academy soccer I have been a first responder and treated many concussions. Wow! Things have changed! Back in the day if an...
by Mike Grafstein | Jan 1, 2016 | Concussions
After 10 days if symptoms persists you need to figure out what is causing the symptoms. These are the areas that need further investigation: Cervogenic – Muscles that attach and around the neck and head Ocular – Vision Vestibular- Inner...
