Slow and Steady . . . Physical Activity and Recovery for Athletes with Postconcussion Syndrome

Presentation given as part of the Symposium "Traumatic Brain Injury as a Chronic Health Condition" at the American Psychological Association Conference in Denver on August 7th, 2016.

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1. Slow and Steady . . . Physical Activity and Recovery for Athletes with Postconcussion Syndrome Craig Cypher, Psy.D. APA Conference 2016 - Denver Symposium: Traumatic Brain Injury As a Chronic Health Condition August 7th, 2016 Friday, July 29, 16
2. About Me Craig Cypher, Psy.D. Clinical/Sport Psychologist in Private Practice www.cypherpsych.com doctorcypher[at] cypherpsych[dot]com Friday, July 29, 16
3. Post-Concussion Syndrome Friday, July 29, 16
4. Initial Engagement with Athletes Awareness Sport Culture Regulation Skills Friday, July 29, 16
5. Subthreshold Physical Activity Graduated exercise after 24-48 hr rest period associated w/ positive outcomes (Leddy et al, 2016) Signs of Increasing Stress/Symptoms Numeric - What does it look like? How do we increase awareness? Friday, July 29, 16
6. Pain & Injury in Sport Culture Friday, July 29, 16
7. “Pain is weakness leaving the body” “Are you hurt or are you injured?” Fatigue? Positive pain? Warning pain? Acute pain? (O’Connor, 2016) Reality - pain tolerance is often a trait of high level performers Athletes: full speed is the only speed Pain & Injury in Sport Culture Friday, July 29, 16
8. “Body First” Regulation Skills Progressive Muscle Relaxation Imagery/ Visualization Diaphragmatic Breathing Friday, July 29, 16
9. Self-Awareness + Regulation Skills + Creative, Stepwise Physical Activity Friday, July 29, 16
10. Case Example “James” 14 year old soccer player Friday, July 29, 16
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13. Neighborhood Speed vs. Highway Speed Friday, July 29, 16
14. Thank you! speakerdeck.com/doctorcypher Friday, July 29, 16