Sauna for concussion/TBI recovery?

Glad to hear you got better advice than a TGR consult. Between breaking my back in February and having heart surgery in October I have an idea of what you're going through being unable to do the things you love. Hope your symptoms at least get better soon.

A thread drift--Washington Post did a take down of Bennet Omalu--the guy who got the world to pay attention to CTE. So what if the guy didn't actually discover CTE--until he came along only academics knew or cared about it. Lot of professional jealousy IMO. The guy was working as a poorly paid (for a doctor) medical examiner; now he's making speeches and testifying in law suits. Not my favorite way for a doc to make a living but hard to begrudge him after the shit the NFL put him through. His publications may not be as scientifically rigorous as those from an academic pathologist but you wouldn't expect them to be. This is an evolving field and what the experts say is true today may not be true tomorrow. Also, the history of science is full of the credit going to the popularizers, not the discoverers. See Jenner and small pox vaccination. I would argue that Dr. Omalu's talent for self-promotion is what dragged the subject of CTE out of the lab and into the newspapers. He saved brains and lives, something his detractors can't say.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graph...-bennet-omalu/

DTM, I feel ya.

I got rolled by a cummins late at night on my bike. It took me well over a year to even feel close to normal. From random stabbing pain, loss of vision, all kinds of noises and throbbing, and general really bad malaise. Lost my quick thinking, couldn't read, and when I would really focus on something technical, physical or mental, it really hurt. Really hurt, in both ways.

Take the time, challenge the next gen to beat you when you come back 100%. You only get one brain. I guarantee you will find out things about yourself in that year plus that you wouldn't have otherwise, which is obvious, but still surprising.

Heal up.

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Damn. sorry to hear as well Dan. I know Sam has a solid biking/skiing crew but if he's ever jonesin to get out be sure to hit us up.

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Thanks. I'd been thinking about reaching out to you and James.

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Glad to hear you got better advice than a TGR consult. Between breaking my back in February and having heart surgery in October I have an idea of what you're going through being unable to do the things you love. Hope your symptoms at least get better soon.

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Thanks. Thankfully I'm young enough that relative inactivity doesn't result in near-immediate atrophy and loss of fitness. That's got to be worrying at your age.

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I would argue that Dr. Omalu's talent for self-promotion is what dragged the subject of CTE out of the lab and into the newspapers. He saved brains and lives, something his detractors can't say.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graph...-bennet-omalu/

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I haven't read the article but I agree with your conclusion 100%. Omalu is almost single-handedly responsible for head injuries getting the respect they deserve (well, at least one very high-profile dipshit in America still thinks they're not serious injuries, but I digress).

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DTM, I feel ya.

I got rolled by a cummins late at night on my bike. It took me well over a year to even feel close to normal. From random stabbing pain, loss of vision, all kinds of noises and throbbing, and general really bad malaise. Lost my quick thinking, couldn't read, and when I would really focus on something technical, physical or mental, it really hurt. Really hurt, in both ways.

Take the time, challenge the next gen to beat you when you come back 100%. You only get one brain. I guarantee you will find out things about yourself in that year plus that you wouldn't have otherwise, which is obvious, but still surprising.

Heal up.

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Damn dude, that looks and sounds awful. Despite my whining I am incredibly thankful that I've been spared from the worst symptoms of PCS. I've also decided not to ride my commuter until after AC is solidly recovered from her TKR (today is day 7). Can't risk having us both laid up.