No one has conducted medical studies to show that total complete cognitive and physical rest helps people recover from concussion. But there is evidence that it may prolong or make symptoms worse. Dr. Joanny Liu says comprehensive solutions are needed now.
There is no evidence that complete and total cognitive and physical rest is effective for treating concussion. In fact the opposite may be true. This is why Calgary sports medicine doctor, Dr. Joanny Liu, will be conducting a pilot research project early in the new year in 2017. She has also launched a short crowdfunding campaign in order to raise funds to conduct this clinical trial of an online brain training course specifically designed for Post Concussion Syndrome or PCS.
Because there is no actual medical research to back the recommendation of total rest, but there is research that proves that a more proactive approach is more effective, Dr. Joanny Liu’s research is timely and also needed. There is a large minority of people who don’t recover on their own and they are often left to their own trial and error attempts to find solutions.
Dr. Joanny’s crowdfunding campaign can be found at the popular crowdfunding platform, GoFundMe.
To learn more about Dr. Joanny Liu’s work, please visit www.drjoanny.com.