| You can suffer from concussion if your body or head | | | | slow down the doses. |
| is violently jarred or if you bang your head on | | | | If you have suffered in the past from concussion, |
| something hard and unyielding. You may suffer from | | | | particularly if you still have symptoms that started |
| altered consciousness (for example coma or | | | | after the injury, then you will still probably benefit |
| amnesia), vertigo, nausea, altered breathing rate and | | | | from the use of Arnica. But now, you need to dose |
| or a weak pulse. Later you may suffer with a | | | | yourself slowly, maybe once a day, rather than |
| headache and/or blurred vision. | | | | every few minutes. |
| First aid treatment for concussion should be to keep | | | | And the symptoms will take longer to disappear. |
| quiet and lie down. Never take pain killers or | | | | Keeping a diary of your symptoms is an excellent |
| analgaesics after such a serious injury, as this can | | | | way to see if you are making progress. Daily |
| mask the severity of the condition, leading to a | | | | journalling will show your progression, or lack of. |
| misdiagnosis. | | | | When you take homeopathic medicine, it’s |
| However, you can take the homeopathic medicine | | | | normal for the symptoms to disappear without trace, |
| Arnica, as this medicine does not suppress | | | | leaving you to get on with life. Just as it should be. |
| symptoms. Rather, it works by resolving the effects | | | | But the down side is that you actually think nothing |
| of the injury. However, you are likely to need quite a | | | | has happened. So by keeping a daily diary, you will be |
| few doses. | | | | able to see any results. |
| But, after each dose, you will be able to feel an | | | | Concussion is an area that is best treated by a |
| improvement, however slight. If the injury is recent, | | | | professional homeopath, but Arnica will do some |
| then dose every few minutes until relief is felt. Then | | | | excellent work for you, while you wait for help. |