Concussion/TBI Recovery Protocol
A protocol for concussion and traumatic brain injury recovery that targets inflammation, energy and hormone changes after injury, alongside medical care.
50/100
Mark Gordon, Andrew Marr, functional medicine
Most concussions improve in 2 to 4 weeks; persistent symptoms can take 3 to 12 months
21 phases
3 conditions
Protocol Overview
A protocol for concussion and traumatic brain injury recovery that targets inflammation, energy and hormone changes after injury, alongside medical care. It starts with ruling out emergencies.
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Safety Profile
Brain injury has a primary injury at impact and a secondary injury (inflammation, energy failure, oxidative stress) over days to weeks, which is what nutrition and recovery steps aim to support. The pituitary is vulnerable, and hormone problems can follow moderate to severe injuries and sometimes concussion, so testing makes sense if symptoms linger. Mark Gordon and Andrew Marr describe improvement with hormone treatment in some veterans; controlled data are limited. Omega-3 and creatine have encouraging early data. Hyperbaric oxygen trials are mixed. Current guidance favors a short rest followed by a gradual return to activity. About 10 to 20 percent of people have symptoms past 3 months. Repeated concussions raise long-term risk, so full recovery before returning to contact sports matters.
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