​Here Diego Polo Reg Osteopath and concussion expert explains how our team at City Osteopaths Concussion recovery, treat the different aspect of a concussion so you can recover your  quality of life. 

​Here Reg Osteopath and concussion expert Diego Polo explains the hazards of having a second head injury before your brain has fully recovered from a concussion. He explains about PCS or Post concussion syndrome and why this can occur. He can assess you to help prevent PCS occuring. In the next video he explains how we treat PCS or post concussion syndrome at City Osteopaths. 

​Here Diego Polo Reg Osteopath explains about the reasons for the symptoms of concussion and how it is diagnosed. 

Post Concussion Symptom Severity Scale (PCSS)
This is the Post Concussion Symptom Severity Scale. If you have had an injury compatible with concussion (car accident, neck whiplash, fall, trauma to head and face, sports trauma, etc) and present with at least one of the 22 symptoms after the accident, you need to consider that you may have had a concussion. 
You should grade your symptoms from 0 to 6, where 0 is ‘no symptom’, 1 and 2 ‘low intensity symptom’, 3 and 4 ‘moderate intensity symptom’, and 5 and 6 ‘severe intensity symptom’. ​

​​Diego Polo Reg Osteopath has specialised in Concussion - here he explains more about what occurs in a concussion. 

​If you or someone you know has any back/neck/jaw issues or a concussion, Diego Polo is the go-to practitioner in Wellington, with over twenty years experience as a physio and as an osteopath. He has only five out of five star Google reviews! Have a listen to his first video of five explaining about concussion. 

​​Currently, it is one of the most researched subjects in the scientific world. What we understand about it has been changing in the last few years and the approach for assessment and treatment is constantly being updated. 

One of the most common misunderstandings regarding concussion is its cause.
We used to think until recently, that it was caused by a direct trauma to the head, which caused the brain to ‘bang’ against the skull causing a sort of bruise on it. We know now this is not true. What really happens is a fast stretch in the brain cells secondary to a movement of acceleration and deceleration of the brain tissue, with or without direct head trauma. This means that you can have a concussion, even without hitting your head. This can occur during the movement of a neck whiplash, for instance.

​​At City Osteopaths Healthcare, we have been treating people with headaches and migraine for over 25 years and have helped thousands of Wellingtonians out of pain and on the path back to better health.

​We have had patients with a constant severe headache for two years, have it resolved fully to a pain free status, with one gentle treatment.

There are many ways skilled hands-on treatment can help with many types of headaches and migraines. First we take a medical history, and then perform the appropriate neurological, physical and osteopathic examination. Each assessment and treatment is carefully optimised for your needs. 

We are able to use a wide range of approaches including manipulation of the appropriate joints with Muscle Energy Technique, Functional, Fascial, Counterstrain, Cranial and Biodynamic Osteopathy. You can have a ‘click’ or choose to have more gentle treatment approaches. It is your choice. 

​​​Whiplash is defined as an “acceleration-deceleration mechanism of energy transfer to the neck”. It could be divided into two parts. First, the impact on the neck creates hyperextension (excessive motion that creates a locking of the facet joints and stretching of the anterior/front of the neck soft tissues), then, there is a too-fast reversal motion called hyperflexion.