{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"EP 108: Navigating Concussion Recovery:The Nervous System's Role","description":"Are you trying to rehab vision, balance, or exercise tolerance\u2026 but secretly ignoring the one system that sets the ceiling for all of it? If you\u2019re a clinician piling on protocols without addressing nervous system state\u2014or you\u2019re on a healing journey wondering why \u201call the right exercises\u201d still flare your symptoms\u2014you might be missing the foundation. Because no matter how advanced the intervention, if the nervous system feels threatened, it won\u2019t integrate change. And here\u2019s the hard truth: there is no 15-minute reset. No six-week magic switch. Nervous system regulation isn\u2019t sexy. It\u2019s consistent, daily work. But when you understand how state drives physiology, symptoms, and capacity, everything about concussion rehab starts to make more sense. In this episode, we explore how the nervous system truly sets the stage for recovery\u2014through the lens of the Stephen Porges Polyvagal Theory\u2014and why safety (or even just \u201cokay-ness\u201d) must come before performance. &amp;nbsp;  &amp;nbsp; BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU\u2019LL DISCOVER:   Why concussion often leads to sympathetic dominance\u2014and what that actually means physiologically   The difference between ventral vagal (safety), sympathetic (mobilization), and dorsal vagal (shutdown) states   Why you can\u2019t rehab peripheral vision, sound sensitivity, or vestibular symptoms effectively in a threat state   How shifting from \u201cI need to feel safe\u201d to \u201cI can feel okay\u201d changes the entire recovery trajectory   The nervous system isn\u2019t the side quest\u2014it\u2019s the foundation. And when you start there, everything else becomes possible. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;  &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; \u200b\u200b Let\u2019s connect! &amp;nbsp; Instagram:&amp;nbsp; @natasha.wilch https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/natasha.wilch\/ Email: hello@natashawilch.com Website: https:\/\/www.natasha-wilch.com &amp;nbsp; Join the Clinician\u2019s Edge to have Your Weekly Taste of Neuro Wisdom&amp;nbsp; here: https:\/\/www.natashawilch.com\/clinicians-edge &amp;nbsp; Join the Concussion Mini School and Membership! Get the support and resources you need for concussion recovery: https:\/\/www.natashawilch.com\/concussionminischool ","author_name":"The Concussion Nerds Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/483771","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40280010\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/199116670"}