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Home » News » Osteopathic Indications » Consulting an Osteopath following a Concussion

Consulting an Osteopath following a Concussion

Posted in: Osteopathic Indications, Osteopathy Research|2011/06/04No Comments

Post-concussion syndrome is common following a trauma. It refers to various symptoms that can last for several days, weeks, months or even years following violent direct or indirect trauma to the head. According to Salis (1995), these after-effects are present in 25% of all cases. They can include headaches, eye strain, vertigo, dizziness, ringing in the ears, trouble sleeping, restlessness, trouble concentrating, lack of energy, fatigue, co-ordination problems and neck pain.

An osteopathic study was conducted in 2006 by Lachapelle on university or amateur athletes between the ages of 18 and 40 presenting after-effects due to a traumatic head or brain injury experienced when practising a sport. To take part in this double blind study, the trauma had to have occurred at least one month and no more than 12 months before the study began. Some of the athletes did not present any symptoms when at rest but only when practising their sport.

The results of the study show a significant improvement of certain symptoms related to standing balance (BESS Test) and a decrease in post-concussion symptoms (Post Concussion Symptoms Scale) after three osteopathic treatments. The analysis of the results also showed a clear improvement in the mobility of the structures affected by the trauma throughout the experiment.

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Joan Poirier, D.O.

Ayant obtenu un diplôme en physiothérapie à l'Université de Montréal en 1986, Joan Poirier obtient son diplôme en ostéopathie en 1994 au Collège d'Études Ostéopathiques de Montréal. Elle est clinicienne-enseignante depuis plusieurs années et propriétaire-associée de la Clinique d'ostéopathie Poirier Viau depuis 1999. Elle est également l'un des membres fondateurs du réseau Qualita.

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