Neck pain after concussion is a very common symptom. If you suffer from neck pain, learning about the muscles and nerves that may be causing the pain in this episode may be very helpful for you. However, if you don’t have any neck pain, or just minor complaints like stiffness, there may still be something going on with the muscles and nerves in your neck. That is why, PT Sarah Etheridge says, it is always important to check the neck after concussion.

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[02:04] International Brain Injury Association conference [03:34] Neck pain after concussion [04:25] Muscles to check after concussion [06:17] Nerves to check after concussion [09:03] Occipital neuralgia

Concussion biomarkers are needed. That is because the current imaging machines like MRI and CT more often than not can not visualize a concussion. This often results in doctors saying that there is nothing wrong with us, or that the symptoms we have are psychological. If a simple blood test can show you sustained a concussion and are at risk for lingering symptoms, concussion care would improve very much. Eric Thelin takes us on a deep dive into the realm of concussion biomarkers.

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Table of contents [04:06] Finding brain injury biomarkers [05:10] Concussion biomarkers [07:47] Concussion and inflammation [10:08] Concussion awareness

In this second episode with Eric Thelin, we will discover how he is developing a checklist for Swedish GPs to help them know better what to do with patients after sustaining a concussion. He also shares and explains the way sport concussion return to activity protocols are helpful to apply in medical settings.

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[02:42] Post-concussion guidelines [06:06] No concussion guidelines in medical school [07:42] Rest after concussion [09:17] Return to sports concussion guidelines [11:36] Concussion guidelines for hospitals [13:25] Sport concussion patients