Concussion Rescue: A Comprehensive Program to Heal Traumatic Brain Injury

by Kabran Chapek, Daniel Amen (Foreword by)

Overview

“The definitive guide to treating traumatic brain injury (TBI), from mild to severe, Concussion Rescue provides the most up-to-date, effective strategies for recovering your health and your life. Dr. Chapek has created an essential resource for anyone struggling with the effects of concussion.”
—Mark Hyman, MD #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
 
For more than 25 years, the renowned Amen Clinics has been the
front line of defense against the impact of traumatic brain injury
 
Few of us have been untouched by injury, whether on the sports field, in a car accident, falling off a bicycle, or in the course of military service. While the consequences of a concussion are not always immediately apparent, they can range from debilitating to devastating. In fact, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is fast becoming a national health crisis, with millions of Americans visiting emergency rooms with a TBI each year. But there are proven, effective steps for healing.
 
In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Kabran Chapek describes in detail the programs and protocols he uses at the Amen Clinics to put patients on a pathway to recovery. For anyone struggling with the effects of concussion, Concussion Rescue guides you through strategies from the cutting edge of brain science:
 
* Find out what treatments should be employed within the first few hours, days, or weeks of suffering a concussion
 
* Build a diet and supplement plan that energizes your brain and promotes neurological healing
 
* Learn specific brain exercises and brain games that can alleviate problems with focus and concentration
 
* Discover which specific types of exercise can speed recovery—and how exercise affects the brain in general
 
* Correct sleep problems to detoxify the brain and release essential hormones that aid in healing
 
With a foreword by renowned psychiatrist and brain health expert Dr. Daniel Amen, Concussion Rescue provides the tools for recovery from mild to severe traumatic brain injury. Whether you or someone you love is among the many individuals suffering from a TBI, here is hope and help.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780806540238
Publisher:	Kensington
Publication date:	01/28/2020
Series:	Amen Clinic Library
Edition description:	Comprehens
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	170,893
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Dr. Kabran Chapek has been a staff physician at Amen Clinics since 2013. As a graduate of Bastyr University in the Seattle area, he is an expert in the use of functional and integrative treatments and collaborates extensively with many of the Amen Clinics physicians. He has a special interest in the assessment and treatment of Alzheimer’s and dementia, traumatic brain injuries, PTSD, and anxiety disorders. Dr. Chapek is the founding president of the Psychiatric Association of Naturopathic Physicians, an affiliate group of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians.

Table of Contents

Foreword Daniel Amen ix

A Note to the Reader xv

Chapter 1 Back to the Drawing Board 1

Chapter 2 The Best Treatment Starts with an Accurate Assessment 15

Chapter 3 When the Numbers Add Up 35

Chapter 4 Assessing Hormone Imbalance in Traumatic Brain Injury 61

Chapter 5 First Aid for Your Brain 88

Chapter 6 Natural Treatments for Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury 105

Chapter 7 Can What You Eat Heal Your Brain? 133

Chapter 8 Correcting Structural Integrity 164

Chapter 9 Brain Training: From Meditation to Neurofeedback 176

Chapter 10 Sleep and Traumatic Brain Injury 199

Chapter 11 Exercise and Traumatic Brain Injury 217

Chapter 12 Hyperbaric Oxygen for Traumatic Brain Injury 232

Acknowledgments 244

Index 245

Editorial Reviews

The definitive guide to treating traumatic brain injury (TBI), from mild to severe, Concussion Rescue provides the most up-to-date, effective strategies for recovering your health and your life. Dr. Chapek has created an essential resource for anyone struggling with the effects of concussion.”
—Mark Hyman, MD #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
Director, Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine 
 
“I so wish this outstanding book had been available when my son had a soccer concussion in high school. It took six months before he was back to normal. He could have recovered so much more quickly if we had known of Dr. Chapek’s protocols. Every parent with active children must read this book to be prepared for the inevitable.
—Joseph Pizzorno, ND, Founding President, Bastyr University
 
“A comprehensive, natural program that addresses the underlying neurophysiology of the effects of concussions and traumatic brain injuries. Easy to read and packed full of practical,
clinically-relevant information. The well thought out program in Concussion Rescue will dramatically improve our current ‘wait and rest’ medical model for concussions and traumatic brain injuries.”
—James M. Greenblatt, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Walden Behavioral Care
Medical Director, Psychiatry Redefined
 
“Finally, a breakthrough against the brain injury epidemic! Dr. Chapek skillfully explains how to use SPECT functional brain mapping, cognitive testing, and meticulous lab work along with concentrated oxygen, diet, supplements, and numerous other nontoxic treatments to rescue the brain from TBI. Anyone who wants their brain to work better will benefit from reading this book.”
—Parris M. Kidd, PhD, University of California Berkeley, Brain Nutraceutical Pioneer  
 
“In Concussion Rescue, Dr. Chapek lays out in detail exactly what you need to know in order to recover from a traumatic brain injury (TBI), or concussion.  Never before has anyone created a ‘TBI first aid kit,’ which are basic nutrients and supplements to take immediately after injury to reduce inflammation and cell death, and to help PREVENT many of the insidious post TBI symptoms that plague so many people.”  
—Drew Sinatra, ND, Lac Integrative Medicine
 
“Concussion Rescue is an excellent guide, reference, and road map to understanding and recovering from brain injury. Dr. Chapek eloquently provides a detailed tool kit and action plan to assist in repairing the brain from injury. I will read Concussion Rescue and refer to this again and again.”
—Adam Rinde, ND

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