Post-Concussion Care
Post-Concussion Recovery
Persistent symptoms after a concussion, such as headaches, dizziness, brain fog, neck pain, and visual difficulties, can affect your daily life, work, and return to activity. We assess the cervical, vestibular, oculomotor, balance, and exercise-related factors that may be contributing to your symptoms, then build a graded rehabilitation plan around your recovery.
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Persistent post-concussion symptoms can involve several systems, including the neck, balance system, vision, and exercise tolerance. A detailed assessment helps identify which factors may be contributing to your symptoms and guides a structured, progressive rehabilitation plan.
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Understanding Persistent Post-Concussion Symptoms
Cervicogenic Headache
The upper cervical spine can contribute to headaches following a concussion or whiplash injury, with pain sometimes felt at the back of the head, temples, forehead, or around the eyes.
Vestibular Dysfunction
Inner-ear and central vestibular pathways can be disrupted by impact, producing dizziness, motion sensitivity, and balance disturbance.
Oculomotor & Gaze Issues
Changes in eye coordination and visual tracking can contribute to visual fatigue, difficulty reading, screen intolerance, headaches, or problems concentrating.
Cervical Whiplash
Concussion and whiplash can occur together, particularly when an injury involves rapid acceleration or deceleration. Neck pain, stiffness, headaches, and dizziness may overlap with concussion symptoms and should be assessed as part of the overall picture.
Autonomic Dysregulation
Some people experience increased symptoms with physical exertion, changes in heart rate, or lightheadedness after concussion. When appropriate, carefully monitored and graded aerobic exercise can form part of rehabilitation.
Cognitive Fatigue
Difficulty concentrating, mental fatigue, and reduced tolerance to screens, work, or study can occur after concussion. Rehabilitation can help gradually rebuild tolerance while managing symptom load and recovery demands.
How we treat it
The KINETIKA Approach
We assess the cervical spine, vestibular system, oculomotor function, and exertion tolerance to identify which physical systems are driving your symptoms.
Hands-on treatment for the upper cervical spine combined with targeted vestibular and gaze-stability exercises, dosed to your symptom threshold.
Carefully progressed exercise and cognitive-load tasks that rebuild capacity without flaring symptoms, the most evidence-based intervention for persistent post-concussion symptoms.
Stage-by-stage return-to-activity plans, co-managed with your neurologist or sports physician where needed, so you get back to work, training, or play safely.
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Post-concussion symptoms can be confusing and frustrating. We will assess what is actually driving them and build a structured rehabilitation plan that progresses you forward without flaring you up.
If you have recently sustained a head injury or develop new or worsening neurological symptoms, urgent medical assessment may be required before starting rehabilitation.
Common questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Medically reviewed by the Kinetika Clinical Team · Last reviewed 23 September 2026