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CONCUSSION EXERCISES


Fixations

​Focus on target (end of pencil) in front of you at arms length away and then bring pencil into towards your nose. when it becomes double try and make it clear. you may have to back it off a bit. hold for 5-10 secs and bring it back out and repeat 10x for 3 sets, 3x daily.

Smooth Pursuits

​Focus on target (end of a pencil) with an out stretched arm and follow with eyes in an H-pattern stopping at the extreme upper left, lower left, upper right and lower right for 10 secs. Then do 3 big circles clockwise and counter clockwise.  Repeat 3 sets and 3x daily.

Horizontal 
​Saccades

Moving eyes from side to side from each target (pencils) as quick as you can or using a certain interval on a metronome. This is done  with arms outstretched for 20-30x or until symptoms of (headache, eye strain, dizziness etc.), start to come on. Repeat 3 sets and 3x daily.

Vestibular Ocular-motor cancellation (VORc): in Horizontal plane

​Arm out stretched in front of you with thumb up at the bridge of your nose. Keep eyes on the thumb or target & rotate the head, eyes, torso & arm in unison to 80 degrees to the left & right as fast as you can or to the prescribed metronome timing.  
Blind Spot Check
Concussion exercise to help people get back to driving a car. This can improve vestibular symptoms like dizziness, separating eyes from neck, and motion sensitivity.

Peripheral Vision: Room Description

Looking straight ahead describe the room in centre vision and peripheral vision. After description of room review objects missed and identified in room and repeat. Continue to do this drill at different angles and rooms.

Optokinetic Training for those with Motion Sensitivity

Optokinetic Training for those with Motion Sensitivity- moving checker board 

Vertical Bars to the Left
 Training for those with Motion Sensitivity.


Optokinetics combination of bars & dot movements. 

Pencil Push-Ups

Focus on target (end of pencil) in front of you at arms length away and then bring pencil into towards your nose. when it becomes double try and make it clear. you may have to back it off a bit. hold for 5-10 secs and bring it back out and repeat 10x for 3 sets, 3x daily.

​Vertical Saccades

Moving eyes up and down from each target (pencils) as quick as you can or using a certain interval on a metronome. This is done  with arms outstretched for 20-30x or until symptoms of (headache, eye strain, dizziness etc.), start to come on. Repeat 3 sets and 3x daily.
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VOR: Horizonal & Vert. Plane

Hold target (X or end of a pencil) with an outstretched arm. Using a metronome at a specific beats per minute (bpm), rotate the head 30-40 degrees in a specified certain plane either horizontal or vertical plane. Repeat this 30 secs to 60 secs or until symptoms appear. 3 sets & 3x daily. 

Vestibular Ocular-motor cancellation (VORc): in vertical plane

​Arm out stretched in front of you with thumb to the side at the bridge of your nose. Keep eyes on the thumb or target & move the head, eyes, torso & arm in unison up & down as fast as you can or to the prescribed metronome timing.  
Concussion prevention - Neck strengthening​
General Neck strengthening - From promotional video for the Healthy Brain & Body Show

Peripheral Vision: Hallway Walk

Peripheral vision exercise- walk down the hallway looking straight, pointing and calling out what you see with peripheral vision. done with post its on wall. Do this for 1 min, 3 sets and do this 3x a day. 
Optokinetic Training for those with Motion Sensitivity

Optokinetic Training for those with Motion Sensitivity- It's snowing. good for those with driving problems. 

Optokinetic Training: Driving on a Curvy Road
A walk in the woods

Accommodation

​Using a small image/logo/picture on a business card or sticker on a popsicle stick, have one eye covered and bring target towards the open eye until it becomes blurry. Focus to make it clear hold for 5-10 secs. bring it back away from eye and repeat 5-10x or until symptoms start. 3 sets & 3x daily. 

Diagonal Saccades 

Moving eyes on a diagonal  from each target (pencils) as quick as you can or using a metronome. This is done  with arms outstretched for 20-30x or until symptoms of (headache, eye strain, dizziness etc.), start to come on. Repeat 3 sets and 3x daily.

Ladder Exercises

 This exercise is to help with eye targeting.  Done by moving left to right diagonal and downwards.  Repeat this 30 secs to 60 secs or until symptoms appear. 3 sets & 3x daily.

Supine Ball Toss


Concussion exercise working on eye convergence laying down and tossing ball straight upwards in front of the face and tracking the nub of the ball to nose.
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Concussion isometrics for neck strengthening and stability 

Isometric neck exercises- flexion, extension and side strengthening

Peripheral Vision: Tactile Touch ​

Peripheral vision exercise- looking at a target on the wall or mirror or own eyes straight ahead with knees touching the mirror/wall. touch chest and then target while looking ahead. do one hand then other hand.

Optokinetic Training for those with Motion Sensitivity- Anyone for Red Stripes 

Optokinetic Training for those with Motion Sensitivity.
Wake Boarding for Motion sensitivity and for all those elite/professional Wake boarders Trying to get back to their sport. 
Busy Grocery store adventure

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