 Gentle reminder for the day for those who have had a concussion – Don’t push through!
Remember that following a concussion the brain needs use more energy to manage normal daily functions than it did before your concussion ………AND it needs to be diverting a lot of its energy to help the healing process. Your brain has a finite amount of energy, and after it has diverted the energy required for helping with healing and repair there can often be little left in the way of reserves. Your job is to manage these reserves, and not push through your brain’s capabilities. If you do push through, you risk a symptom flare, which is never fun, and likely to then prevent you from being able to manage the things you had planned for the rest of the day. Remember your x3 P’s: 1. PLAN: your day and your week. Schedule in adequate breaks to help you recover and limit the risk of flaring your symptoms. 2. PRIORITORISE: Look at what needs to happen in your day/week. Prioritise what must absolutely be done, and what you can leave or do if your energy levels allow. 3. PACE: Spread more cognitive/physical/stressful tasks out over the week, plan breaks around these. Listen your body’s feedback when doing any task, and pace yourself, when you start to feel the signs that you might get symptomatic, stop and break to prevent your symptoms flaring. In the early stages of your concussion recovery this will be a lot of trial and error. You need to respect what your body is signalling to you, and not push through. Comments are closed.
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Late Cancellations/No-Shows
A cancellation is considered late when the appointment is cancelled less than 48 hours before the appointed time. A no-show is when a patient misses an appointment without cancelling. In either case, we will charge the patient a 60% missed appointment fee.
Out of courtesy to your therapist, and other clients who may be waiting for an appointment, please inform us of cancellations as soon as possible.
Cancellations Charges: Short notice cancellations within 48 hours of your appointment or reschedules will incur a late cancellation fee of 60%.
For block bookings, one session will be deducted for three cancelled appointments.
Please be aware that ACC does not cover all cancelled appointments.
How to Cancel Your Appointment
If you need to cancel your appointment, please call us at 09 424 3254 between the hours of 8am – 5pm. If necessary, you may leave a detailed voicemail message. We will return your call as soon as possible.
Late Cancellations/No-Shows
A cancellation is considered late when the appointment is cancelled less than 48 hours before the appointed time. A no-show is when a patient misses an appointment without cancelling. In either case, we will charge the patient a 60% missed appointment fee.