Lingering effects of concussion – 41 year old female – Resolved in 2 weeks
This case describes a patient who had lingering symptoms from a concussion two years after the initial injury. Her symptoms were resolved after two weeks of herbal treatment.
Visit 1: November 16, 2025
Presentation: Patient (41 year old female) is presenting with lingering symptoms from a previous concussion, where she hit the back of her head. After the concussion she suffered from constant migraines, sensitive hearing, right sided facial pain, blurry vision, dizziness, fatigue and tingling on right side. Symptoms have persisted for 2 years.
Other: Occasional palpitations and nausea.
| Tongue: Pink, enlarged, coating is thin/white, vertical crack in middle | Pulse: Deep, weak, knotted | Dx: Blood deficiency, dampness, heat |
Patient had prior experience with Traditional Chinese Medicine so opted for herbal treatment only.
Prescription: Two bags of herbs to take over 4 days.
| Gui Zhi 6g | Mai Dong 12g | Shu Di 15g | Dang Shen 10g | E Jiao 5g |
| Zhi Gan Cao 6g | Hong Zao 20g | Pao Jiang 10g | Zhu Ye 10g | Jing Mi 9g |
| Ban Xia 8g | Gan Jiang 6g | Ze Xie 10g | Bai Zhu 10g | Dang Gui 8g |
| Chuan Xiong 10g | Fu Ling 10g | Bai Shao 6g |
Visit 2: November 22, 2025 (6 days later)
Presentation: Patient felt herbs had helped with tension on right side of body. However, sometimes if patient adopts incorrect posture then symptoms still occur.
| Tongue: Coating thin, dry, tip red | Pulse: Deep, weak, thready | Dx: Blood deficiency, dampness, heat |
Prescription: Minor additions for heat manifesting as muscular tension. Two bags of herbs to take over 4 days.
| Gui Zhi 6g | Mai Dong 12g | Shu Di 15g | Dang Shen 10g | E Jiao 5g |
| Zhi Gan Cao 6g | Hong Zao 20g | Pao Jiang 10g | Zhu Ye 10g | Jing Mi 9g |
| Ban Xia 8g | Gan Jiang 6g | Ze Xie 10g | Bai Zhu 10g | Dang Gui 8g |
| Chuan Xiong 10g | Fu Ling 10g | Bai Shao 6g | Tian Hua Fen 8g | Mu li 6g |
Visit 3: November 29, 2025 (7 days later)
Presentation:Patient is doing very well. Concussion symptoms have resolved. She is visiting today to treat a separate unrelated issue.
Patient returned for treatment after her initial concussion symptoms had resolved, for a separate unrelated issue. Patient later suffered a recurrence of concussion symptoms after getting into another accident, and symptoms were resolved within 3 weeks using a similar prescription.
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