CONCUSSION RECOVERY VIDEO THREE

VIDEO-2023-07-03-14-54-55 from Melanie Young on Vimeo.

​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’. ​

Measure your Recovery
On a scale of 0 to 6, with 6 the highest. Please answer the following questions:

• Do you view yourself as being energised and healthy?                                 ......
• Are your performance skills in work as good as they can be?                       ......
• Are you as motivated to do things for yourself as you could be?                  ......
• Do you have a positive attitude towards the company you work for?           ......
• What is your perception of how well you keep up with your workload?        ......
• Is it easy for you to find the energy to do the things that you must do?       ......
• Are your skills with your family as good as they could be?                            ......
• Do you get balance in your life?                                                                    ......

Is it easy for you to get quality time for;

• Family                                                                                                           ......
• Exercise                                                                                                        ......
• Recovery                                                                                                      ......
• Good quality nutrition                                                                                  ......
• Is it easy for you to eat healthfully every 2 to 2.5 hrs throughout the day? ......
• I view myself as joyful                                                                                 ......
• My work has meaning                                                                                  ......
• I feel fulfilled with my personal life                                                              ......
• My life is taken up with burdens / responsibilities (0 for always, 6 for never)    ......
• I experience depression (0 for deep 6 for never)                                          ......
• I have time to relax when tension builds up                                                  ......
• I wish I were another person  (0 for yes, 76for No)                                       ......
• I don’t like my job (0 =’s hate it, 6 =’s love it)                                               ......

​

                           Total ……    (Maximum Total 147)             Functional %    ……

​Think about the past 3 weeks. 
For each of the symptoms listed below please indicate how many days per week on average they have occurred for you.

Symptom	​Days - A	Days - B	Days - C	Days - D
​Muscle tension ​	​A. 0	​B. 1-2	​C. 3-5	​D. 6+
Stiff neck  ​	A. 0	B. 1-2	C. 3-5	​D. 6+
Pins and needles	A. 0	B. 1-2	C. 3-5	​D. 6+
Back pain	A. 0	B. 1-2	C. 3-5	​D. 6+
Grinding teeth ​	A. 0	B. 1-2	C. 3-5	​D. 6+
Sciatica / Leg Pain	A. 0	B. 1-2	C. 3-5	​D. 6+
Indigestion	​A. 0	​B. 1-2	​C. 3-5	​​D. 6+
Constipation	​​A. 0	​​B. 1-2	​C. 3-5	​​D. 6+
​Shortness of breath	​​​A. 0	​​​B. 1-2	​​C. 3-5	​​D. 6+
Loss of appetite	​​​A. 0	​​​B. 1-2	​​C. 3-5	​​D. 6+
Lack of sleep	​​​A. 0	​​​B. 1-2	​​C. 3-5	​​D. 6+
Dizziness	​​​A. 0	​​​B. 1-2	​​C. 3-5	​​D. 6+
Headaches	​​​A. 0	​​​B. 1-2	​​C. 3-5	​​D. 6+
Migraine	​​​A. 0	​​​B. 1-2	​​C. 3-5	​​D. 6+
Keyed up feeling	​​​A. 0	​​​B. 1-2	​​C. 3-5	​​D. 6+
​Difficulty waking	​​​A. 0	​​​B. 1-2	​​C. 3-5	​​D. 6+
​Physically drained	​​​A. 0	​​​B. 1-2	​​C. 3-5	​​D. 6+
​Eye strain	​​​A. 0	​​​B. 1-2	​​C. 3-5	​​D. 6+
​Neck pain	​​​A. 0	​​​B. 1-2	​​C. 3-5	​​D. 6+
​Chest pain​	​​​A. 0	​​​B. 1-2	​​C. 3-5	​​D. 6+

​ A = 7 points        B = 5 points           C = 3 points            D =1 point     

​Total  ……        (Maximum Total  140)            Functional  %  ......

Choose the appropriate response

How many glasses of water do you drink per day (coffee and soft drinks don’t count) 
A. 0           B.  1 to 2        C.  3 to 6     D.  7 or more                                     …… 
How many hours do you exercise weekly 
A. 0          B.  1 to 2         C.  2 to 3      D. More than 4                                 …… 
How many sick days have you had in the last twelve months 
 A. 5 or more    B.  3 to 4 days    C.  1 to 2 days    D. 0                                …… 
How many minutes do you spend stretching each day 
 A. 0     B.  5 or less    C. 15 or less   D.  more than 15                                  …… 
How many servings of fruit /  vegetables do you have each day 
 A.  0 to 2      B.  3 to 6       C.  7 to 10          D.  11 or more                         …… 
 How often do you take food supplements per week? 
 A . Never       B. Occasionally     C. Less than 3 days per week    D. Daily   ...... 
 What is the average number of hours of sleep you get per night 
 A.  less than 5    B.  5 to 6     C.  6 to 7     D.  7 to 9                                   …… 
 How often do you estimate you laugh in work in one day 
 A.  Never     B.  Seldom     C.  Occasionally    D.  Frequently                      …… 
 How many cups of coffee, tea or caffeinated drinks do you drink per day 
 A. More than 3     B. 2 to 3 cups     C.  1 to 2 cups    D.  0                         …… 
 What is the extent to which you feel challenged and excited by your work 
 A.  Non existent     B.  A little    C.  Moderately     D.  Very                        …… 
  
A. = 0 points        B. = 3 points     C. = 5 points       D. = 7 points         

​Score                  …… 
                                                                                                                          

Total score from previous pages        ……
Grand Total         …… 
Maximum Total          357 

Wellness Scoring Key
  
155  -  190
Red Alert, go straight to hospital, don’t pass go – don’t collect $200 
  
191  -  226
Barely surviving . Take immediate action before you end up at in the red 

227  -  262    
Up and down like a roller coaster, life is a struggle 
  
263  -  298    
Surviving but not thriving, you can do a lot better 

299  -  334    
You are getting there, but keep going 

335  -  357   
You are the King of the World!​