https://www.akexcellence.com/why-injuries-respond-to-chiropractic-care/As an athlete, you face the possibility of a concussion with every play. To preserve your overall health and ability to play sports, you must get treatment as soon as possible. What's more, recognizing the signs of head trauma can make a powerful impact on your recovery. Here's how athletes young and old benefit from having a concussion symptom tracker, as well as an overview of symptoms and how to get concussion treatment.

Looking for the best in concussion management care? Contact us at Excellence in Health for concussion rehabilitation.

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8 Reasons Athletes Need a Concussion Symptom Tracker

Being an athlete is an exciting thing. However, it also comes with risks. Whether you or your child is the one engaging in sports, you need to be alert to signs of concussion. Here are eight ways a concussion symptom tracker can help you and your doctor manage concussions from the very beginning.

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1. Report Your Concussion Right Away

Early recognition and management of your or your child's concussion can make all the difference. With proper care, you can work towards attaining complete recovery and returning to sports. With a concussion tracker app, you can report the concussion immediately and track it through every stage.

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2. Use for Sideline Evaluations

The CCMI Concussion Symptom Tracker is an excellent tool for assessing the effects of a hard impact or sports injury to your head. From the moment you get to the sideline, you or your coach can use the tracker to determine your current condition.

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3. Improve Communication

When you or your child has a concussion, you may have more trouble communicating than usual. However, with the tracker, you can record symptoms when you notice them and share this information with coaches and doctors. You don't have to remember everything. That's especially important if you have memory problems because of your concussion.

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4. Track Recovery

Once you begin concussion treatment, you still need to watch for symptoms. As your symptoms lessen, you move towards recovery, and it pays to know how fast that's happening. On the other hand, if your symptoms become persistent, tracking your recovery will enable you and your doctor to make wise decisions about your concussion management.

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5. Scan Documents

One great feature of the CCMI Concussion Symptom Tracker is that it allows you to scan documents and have them on hand or send them to your chiropractor. Why is that important? Your medical records give your doctor and recovery team the information needed to keep your recovery moving forward.

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6. Save Pre-Season Testing Data

At Excellence in Health, we provide pre-season testing to establish your baseline of cognitive and physical health. The concussion symptom tracker allows you to save that data to have on hand in case you have a concussion after the season begins.

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7. Protect Your Health

Having a concussion tracker app on hand gives you an effective way to protect your or your child's health. Sports are excellent for building strength, speed, and endurance. With the tracker on hand, athletes can continue to enjoy these benefits of sports while minding the health of their body and brain.

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8. Get Back to Sports

Of course, the ultimate goal for most athletes is to get back to doing the sports they love. While you do need time to recover from a concussion, getting the right care is what you need to go back to your sport safely. With expert concussion management, you can work towards regaining all your best sports abilities.

Are you ready for a systemized approach to tracking head trauma? Download the Concussion Symptom Tracker app today!

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Symptoms of Concussion

A concussion tracker app keeps the information about concussion symptoms you're experiencing. What are the types of symptoms you might notice? Here are some of the signs you can record in your tracker if they occur.

The CDC outlines concussion signs that someone else, such as a coach, might observe and record and other signs you might notice and track yourself.

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Signs others might notice include:

• Little or no memory of what happened before or after the impact.
• Looking confused or stunned.
• Forgetting instructions or details about your position, score, or the opposing team.
• Acting clumsy
• Speaking slowly when answering questions
• Becoming unconscious at any point
• Moodiness or behavior changes

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Signs you might notice and track yourself include:

• Headache
• Nausea or vomiting
• Trouble with balance or a feeling of dizziness
• Vision problems, such as blurry or double vision
• Higher sensitivity to noise and light
• Feeling hazy or sluggish.
• Brain fog or a feeling of grogginess
• Feeling like something isn't right with you

The CCMI Concussion Tracker app can give you an easy way to track symptoms like the ones listed above as soon as you notice them. Always keep the tracker with you, especially after you've experienced sports-related head trauma. Then, you're ready to track a symptom immediately so that you will have the information to report to your chiropractor. With a chiropractor on your side, you can take full advantage of the tracker's features.

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How a Concussion Symptom Tracker Aids in Recovery

With all your or your child's information in one convenient tool, you can make smarter decisions about your recovery from a concussion. You will know how much recovery you have made and what you need to do to move toward being fully healthy, both cognitively and physically.

Beyond that, you can better decide when it is time to get back into sports. Then, if symptoms recur during practice or games, you can track them then, too. This allows you to recognize whether you need to reevaluate your decision to return to sports.

How to Find a Concussion Recovery and Management Provider
To find a concussion recovery and management provider, look for a chiropractor who partners with Complete Concussion Management Inc (CCMI). With a CCMI provider, you get a full range of recovery and rehabilitation services proven effective through extensive scientific research.

Dr. Blue Ross and Dr. Kat Zanders at Excellence in Health have trained with CCMI to enhance their capabilities in working with athletes and others who have concussions. From diagnosis to treatment, the EIH team gives you the best in concussion assessment and treatment.

As we assist you in working through the recovery process, we pay attention to your progress at every stage. We observe the improvements as they happen and notice any lingering symptoms. With testing and examinations, we determine if you need more or different treatments.

Our concussion treatment programs include nutritional guidance, spine rehabilitation, and help with vision, balance, and reaction time issues. If you have an especially hard time recovering or have suffered a very severe concussion, a neurologist monitors your condition and progress through tests like EEG/ERP.

As for the CCMI Symptom Tracker, our team at EIH is well familiar with this tool. We encourage you to use it for tracking your symptoms and reporting them to our concussion specialists for the best in concussion care. From the time you contact us until we see your full recovery, EIH is here to help you meet the demands of recovery and your ultimate return to sports.

Are you concerned about you or your child getting a concussion in sports? Contact us today for complete, expert concussion management.