Concussion management and return to learn

Dr. Mike Evans is founder of the Health Design Lab at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of Toronto, and a staff physician at St. Michael's Hospital.

Written and Narrated by Dr. Mike Evans
Produced by Evans Health Lab
Developed by Tim Thomson, Animation Answers
©2014 Michael Evans and Reframe Health Films Inc.

[ShannonCarewBreaux]

Thanks for the upload. This is the most helpful and complete video I've found so far.

[alvinwong]

nice job i had to watch this because my class had to do a pop quiz about concussion

[Tylhasnain]

i banged my head pretty hard while playing football, disoriented for some time, others videos are fucking depressing, u r atleast positive, make me feel better so good job

[suzanbobette]

Good video, but very hard to watch the quick movement with my concussion. I had to scroll down and just listen.

[masonb]

Best concussion video I've watched. Clear with all the facts. Helps to know what I'm experiencing is normal. Thank you.

[mindyourmelon]

I absolutely love this new video by Dr. Mike Evans, a family physician in Ontario. In teaching groups about concussions, I have often used Dr. Mike's first video Concussions 101 “white board.” This new video was funded by the Canadian govt, and Cat McGill. One of my favorite people in the concussion world, Dr. Gerry Gioia helped with the revision of the video which now covers RTL. Great Job!!

[SamanthaSpindler]

Growing up in high school and a little bit in college even, I have witnessed some sports players (mostly football) who always want to continue playing even after a head rattling blow.  In the old days coaches would have put the smelling salts to their nose and thrown them back in the game, but now-a-days coaches will lose their jobs for that.  Today the problem is with the players themselves because they are too prideful to give up their spot on the field, even if it means risking further injury.  Sports are becoming better and better as time progresses forward from heavier padding in the helmets to concussion screening after any big hit or if there is any hint of symptoms.  Head injuries are nothing to joke around with, there is plenty of concussion research and it all shows that the more head injuries one receives, the more the brain is affected and may not heal.  It's important to realize how serious a concussion actually is to prevent further injury and to allow the brain to heal.

[DeniseLopezAT]

Such a cool video! As an athletic trainer, this is great to show an concussed athlete's family!

[QuikVidGuy]

It's funny how concussion knowledge has evolved, because so many people are convinced that their concussion caused problems BECAUSE they went to sleep, or that they need to stay awake on a concussion, to the point of adding caffeine and screen activity right after a concussion. But if sleep is so important, it means there's something they weren't even thinking about that happened.
One of my recently favorite stand-ups says his stutter was caused by sleeping on a concussion, but I wonder if it was something that happened before he slept, or if the blunt damage went beyond a concussion

[ado]

Dr. Mike is entertaining and material!!!

[evolve]

Brilliant video! Thanks. It has been two months since i hit my head skateboard now. Still dizzy when walking, slow, etc. Need to stop when outside walking... Slow. But i am trying to walk a bit now every Day. Hope that will heal dizzyness.. And a foggy slow feeling also. Might take a while. Was a hard hit.. Shit happens. Thanks for sharing this video. Informative and good.

[cattajk]

Thank you... I'm in my ninth year with post commotio syndrome, and still counting.

[GummysaurusrexART]

Thanks for making this video, Most of my problems are fixed in this version. The only problem I have is that a concussion can be caused by every day means, You can even get a concussion without hitting your head in any way.

[nancydescoteaux]

Thank you very much, is there a French version of it?

[francesbernard]

Sometimes while healing from a concussion it is a matter of choosing 1 from a set of less than ideal choices on how to cope with a concussion. Lke for example when considering a move across town to a lot more quiet place to live where there is NOT going to be any all night house party enthusiasts who are rebels against COVID-19 pandemic public health rules too who will be living there in the same multi-family building. An investment into a move like that for someone who has just suffered injuries from a really bad car accident or who has been involved in some other kind of complex with more than one person involved trauma situation could pay a lot more dividends for all concerned than what looks like only on the surface to be like the most cost effective means of helping someone to a full recovery. For someone else it might be moving to a place where there is less distractions of any kind. A hospital room near an emergency department or a homeless shelter would be the worse place for someone to be remaining in while recovering from a concussion. Yet that is sometimes what happens to a young person soon after they have decided to move out of their parent's home when that move has not been on good terms for anyone there.

[Dynamentope]

Great video. Can you make some on mental health disorders and acquired brain injury?

[MichaelMartinez-shej]

Mike would have liked to see athletic trainers included in the video but overall an excellent way to pose this information to parents and athletes. Nice!

[lynellb]

My concussion lasted way longer than a few weeks 🙄🤕🥴. Feel better you do more then you get worse ugh..at least I can look at a screen now...

[monarch]

Can you do activities when you have a mild concussion?

[buumhedshot]

excellent video. do you know how I can have subtitles in a different language? like Hebrew?