Sidney Crosby Concussion Treatment:
Pioneering Care at Ottawa’s Concussion Clinic
Dr. Joseph Lawrence: Bringing Crosby-Style Treatment to Ottawa
Athletes in contact sports often face the risk of concussions which can have significant short-term and long-term health implications. Recognizing this, Dr. Joseph Lawrence of the Broadview Spine and Health Centre in Ottawa has embraced a groundbreaking approach to managing the after-effects of concussions. This treatment mirrors the one credited with reviving the career of NHL icon Sidney Crosby. However this treatment doesn’t just work for athletes, it can benefit anyone diagnosed with a concussion.
Inspired by Crosby’s multidisciplinary treatment, Dr. Lawrence has adopted a similar comprehensive approach. Understanding the uniqueness of each concussion, the treatments are customized to each patient’s symptoms and recovery progress, much like the care Crosby received.
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The Challenge of Concussions in Sports
Sidney Crosby, captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins, has faced a series of concussions, impacting his NHL career. He missed significant playtime after sustaining critical hits in 2011, underscoring the urgency of effective concussion management in professional sports. This challenge has highlighted the need for specialized care and tailored treatment plans for athletes at risk of or recovering from concussions.
Sidney Crosby Concussion Treatment: A
Proven Approach to Concussion Recovery
Sidney Crosby’s journey through concussion recovery is a testament to the effectiveness of specialized treatment for multiple concussions. After enduring several debilitating concussions, Crosby underwent a targeted treatment developed by Canadian Dr. Ted Carrick, focusing on the intricacies of brain function and rehabilitation. The treatment delivered is what is listed in research as Head-Eye Vestibular Motion Therapy. This type of therapy draws from many different disciplines such as visual, vestibular, cognitive, physiological and musculoskeletal therapies.
Comprehensive Concussion Diagnosis
Inspired by a Hockey Legend.
At Broadview Spine & Health Centre, Dr. Lawrence offers a Sidney Crosby-inspired concussion
treatment program. Utilizing advanced diagnostic techniques such as:
Videonystagmography
The Advanced Diagnostic Tool for Analyzing Many Types of Eye Movements
VNG measures measures many different types of eye movements that occur under conscious control as well as reflexively. Movements such as gaze holding, smooth pursuit and optokinetics to name a few can be compared to normative data from a non concussed individual to help quantify your injury.
Saccadometry
Precision Eye Movement Analysis for Targeted Concussion Treatment.
Saccades are rapid eye movements. Saccadometry measures these eye movements for latency, accuracy and velocity. The saccadometer is a device that sits on the bridge of your nose to measure saccadic eye movement for a better diagnosis and course of concussion treatment. Data from this as well as VNG can be used to help identify function of different parts of the brain those eye movements are associated with.
Posturography
Quantifying Balance to Chart Your Path to Concussion Recovery.
Computerized dynamic Posturography (CDP) is a means of quantifying balance and our ability to maintain upright posture. It is very helpful when balance not only needs to be tracked in quantitative terms,but as a tool to determine care.
The Sidney Crosby Concussion
Treatment Offered in Ottawa
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A Concussion Treatment That is Not Just for Athletes
Dr. Lawrence’s clinic extends this advanced sports concussion clinic’s care to all individuals dealing with the aftermath of a concussion. Whether you’re a professional athlete or leading an active life in Ottawa, the Crosby Concussion Treatment can be tailored to your unique situation.
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Personalized Care for Optimal Concusssion Recovery
Each concussion is unique, and so is each individual’s path to recovery. At our clinic, we understand the criticality of a personalized approach, ensuring the best possible outcome for our patients. Our techniques, directly inspired by those used in Sidney Crosby’s concussion treatment, are designed to provide a faster and more effective recovery process.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sustaining a single concussion, in many cases, results in a straight-forward recovery with few complications. However, for those who have suffered multiple concussions, especially when the original has not fully healed, the recovery time can grow exponentially. Take care during recovery as while you might feel better, the concussion could still need time to fully heal.
- We utilize quantifiable concussion evaluation tools
- We measure eye movements and balance
- We take care to ensure your recovery is objective, not subjective
A major side effect from sustaining a concussion injury is cervicogenic pain or headaches, which is focused in the neck area. The challenge for doctors is neck pain does not always point to a problem within the neck, but could be a result of spine or eye misalignment.
- Concussions cause eye misalignment, leading to head tilt
- Neck pain is a flag for helping identify contributing issues
- Our treatment is built to help protect your long-term recovery
A common symptom for those who have suffered concussions and experiencing symptoms of post-concussion syndrome includes fatigue. Fatigue can come from many different factors. However, concussions build fatigue symptoms on a cellular level from the damage sustained in a concussion, interrupting your body’s ability to build and use energy.
- Fatigue from concussions is a result from calcium leaks
- Other fatigue could stem from problems with thyroids or anemia
- Fatigue problems can take some time to fully recover from
Post-concussion syndrome is a complex condition that requires a lot of care and time to fully recover from. You could experience significant fatigue, inability to effectively concentrate, headaches, poor balance, and loss of fine motor control. These and more are the result of concussion damage to three major areas in your body, which all require the care our clinic can provide:
- Physical damage the cell wall of the brain
- Damage to the motor systems of the eyes and balance
- Cervucigenic symptoms such as pain in the neck
Broadview Health Centre offers specialized equipment and technology that helps us diagnose problems and treat them effectively in regards to concussions and other mild-traumatic brain injuries. These tools are a mix of physical tests and electrical monitors working in tandem to give evaluations of the body’s control over balance and motor control, giving us invaluable information on a patents condition by:
- Evaluating the body’s ability to balance on flat and uneven surfaces
- Balance when a patents head is turning in various directions
- Building information on how a concussion effects an individual
Broadview Spine & Health Centre utilized state of the art diagnosis equipment to allow us to gain quality information on how to approach treatment to every patent’s unique symptoms. A Videonystagmography allows us to get a fine-tuned reading of eye movements on video and with graphical representation.
- Helps us identify where damage is located in the brain
- Helps develop a customized program for the patient
- Provides conclusive evidence for brain injury symptoms
