Hey, welcome to the root cause medicine podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Carrie Jones. On this podcast,

we go in depth with leading experts from all walks of life to understand and improve your

health and well-being. Today, I'm talking with Dr. Paul Herkel all about concussions,

traumatic brain injury, and post-concussion

syndrome.

Now, I know a lot of you have experienced a hit to the head at some point in your life,

and you probably have questions about what to do, especially if the symptoms are long-lasting.

Dr. Hercl is a naturopathic doctor with a special interest in neurological health,

chronic pain, and brain injuries. He's a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of

Complete Concussion Management, an international leader in research-based concussion management education.

He's the co-founder of the Concussion Fix Program,

a course that we're going to touch on at the end,

as it's designed to help people like you who are struggling.

Now, I've been able to pick his brain, pun intended,

for many years, so it was an absolute pleasure to have him on the show today

so he could share his knowledge and expertise

all around concussions and your brain. Here's a clip from today's conversation. Most people,

90% of people that get hit in the head that have a traumatic hit to the head have a mild

traumatic brain injury. So the vast majority have a concussion.

And CT scans will come back totally negative. And they'll usually by process of elimination

carry, the ER doc will send them home and say, you know what, you have a concussion. Go home and

sleep and rest and don't look at screens and maybe stay off work for a week.

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