DO NOT take Muffins advice. That is how people end up DEAD or with serious complications.
Concussions take about a week to several months to fully recovery. If you get hit in the head again during recovery, you can sometimes suffer catastrophic damage such as brain aneurysms.
That's why it's a good idea not to do any activity that involves falling, running, uncontrolled speed movements, or getting hit in the head/body. Any hit to your body also can transmit force to the back of the neck, etc.
Please do not follow Muffin's advice.
Listen to Shaeeck, Kokoro, Possum and myself.
I trained in Kajukenbo, the high risk injury prone martial art. Fortunately, I only had one mild concussion. It will probably take a month or two to heal. The memory loss will probably scare you at first, but it is only temporary. You will get it back soon.
When you can move without the throbbing in your head, you are ready to go back to train. So no kihon, kata or light self defense. Wait till the throbbing is completely gone.
Trust me.
I have a lot of experience with this. I've seen a lot of Taekwondo fighters get KO'ed, and as I coach soccer, I see concussions there as well.
In all of this, every organization will tell the coaches to tell their players to do only one thing: go to a doctor and follow the doc's advice.
Getting advice from internet strangers with dubious intentions, or even well-intentioned friends, or complete ignoramuses, is inherently dangerous.
Go to a doctor and don't fool around with your brain. You only get one in life, and it's very delicate.
that is a little more then a mild concussion, who diagnosed it you for it?
and it takes more then a few days to heal. Shaeeck is correct you should be out for a few weeks and have a doctor examine you. do you realize that people die from multiple concussions they are serious injures and not to be take lightly.
again go to a doctor and get a proper examination and ask him when it is safe to train. dont rely a a bunch of strangers on the internet to tell you your ok
and ignore muffin, he gave you horrible advice.
Depends how you feel, i hit my head pretty hard while i was playing rugby. I didnt even know what happened. The next thing i noticed the game was over and we won. When i came home i had a headace and stuff but the next day i felt pretty good and normal and i went to practice the next day.
If you feel dizzy dont go, if u dont then go and take it easy.
Once you get a concussion your chances are a lot higher for having another one, so be careful.
Not good take a long break not brake.
CONTACT your doctor.
If you were that ill you need to really take this serious. In fact you should take all brain injuries seriously.
DO NOT train until your doctor clears you.
On Monday I hit my head and had a mild concussion. The nausea and dizziness have disappeared. I still have a slight headache- but I am not even taking tylenol for it. Though I am not sure if it is a concussion symptom as I did hit my head hard so I would expect it to hurt even if I did not have a concussion. What do you think about training tomorrow? I would skip out on sparring but would do kihon, kata, light self defense. I would of course let people know. My Dr. didn't mention anything about working out and I was not thinking about training while I was in the hospital. I have seen stuff online which suggests you can sometimes work out 24 hours after a concussion. Any experience here? I mean obviously I will see how I am tomorrow...
