I think about a young woman named Katie who came to see us a few months ago. She was a university student, bright and driven, but after a fall during a soccer game, her world turned fuzzy. She described it as trying to think through a thick wool blanket. Reading a single page of her […]

I remember a patient, a high school soccer player, sitting in my office with her mom. She kept squinting at the light from my window. “It’s like my brain is full of static,” she said, her voice quiet. “And I just can’t find the channel.” If you’ve had a knock to the head, you might […]

The world can feel very blurry after a hit to the head. You might feel dizzy, sick, or just not like yourself at all. Your thoughts feel slow, and bright lights hurt your eyes. This is more than just a bad headache; it is a concussion. These problems can make work, school, and family life […]