Aspire Physiotherapy Bunbury is proud to offer the Complete Concussions Program at our clinic. As a certified Complete Concussions location, we provide a full, evidence-based concussion management program. This includes everything from pre-season baseline testing to concussion treatment and rehabilitation, helping our patients and athletes safely return to learn, work, and play.
A concussion is a brain injury caused by acceleration or deceleration of the brain following a significant impact to the head or elsewhere on the body. The impact causes dysfunction within brain cells and decreased blood flow, resulting in temporary deficits in brain function.
Symptoms may include loss of consciousness, headache, pressure in the head, neck pain, nausea or vomiting, cognitive problems, dizziness, or balance problems, among others. To further understand what a concussion is, watch this video for a deeper explanation from Dr. Cameron Marshall.
Following a concussion injury, it is recommended that you seek the care of a healthcare professional with training and experience in concussion as soon as possible. Recent studies have concluded that one of the best predictors of concussion recovery is how quickly you are assessed at a concussion clinic. The earlier you seek quality concussion care, the better your recovery will be.
Generally, a period of relative “symptom-limited” physical and cognitive rest is recommended for the first 24-48 hours after injury, followed by a gradual increase in mental and physical activity. For optimal recovery, this process should be directed and supervised by a licensed healthcare practitioner trained in concussion management.
If symptoms of a concussion are still present after 7 to 10 days, an individualized treatment and rehabilitation program should be initiated. Aspire Physiotherapy Bunbury offers a full suite of evidence-based concussion treatment services and strategies, including:
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Multimodal pre-season testing (also known as Baseline Concussion Testing) is a series of physical and cognitive tests that provide a pre-injury overview of healthy brain function. This gives us a “map” of how your brain functions when you are healthy. If you sustain a concussion, we can use these results to see where deficits exist and how much deficit there is. This helps us with our treatment strategy and with making a safer return-to-sport decision.
The Concussion Tracker smartphone app supports safer return-to-sport decisions for young athletes and helps with your concussion care overall. The app allows concussed patients to interact with their care provider and provide regular symptom updates and clinical check-ins.
The app allows users to:
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Common symptoms include headache, dizziness, fogginess, nausea, sensitivity to light or noise, and difficulty concentrating — with or without loss of consciousness. Anyone with a suspected concussion should stop sport immediately and be medically assessed. Red-flag symptoms such as worsening headache, repeated vomiting, seizures or increasing drowsiness need urgent emergency care.
After medical clearance of serious injury, concussion physiotherapy assesses and treats the systems that commonly drive lingering symptoms — the vestibular (balance) system, the neck, and exercise tolerance — using vestibular rehabilitation, targeted manual therapy and graded return-to-activity programs.
Most people recover within 2 to 4 weeks, but a significant minority have symptoms that persist longer. Persistent symptoms are treatable — structured vestibular therapy and graded exercise are well supported by evidence — so ongoing dizziness, fog or headaches beyond a few weeks are a reason to be assessed, not something to simply wait out.
Return to sport should follow a graduated protocol, progressing through stages only as symptoms allow, with full return typically no earlier than around two weeks in adults (longer for children and adolescents) and only once symptom-free and cleared. We guide athletes through each stage and liaise with your doctor and club.
