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Fixations
Focus on target (end of pencil) in front of you at arms length away and then bring pencil into towards your nose. when it becomes double try and make it clear. you may have to back it off a bit. hold for 5-10 secs and bring it back out and repeat 10x for 3 sets, 3x daily. |
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Smooth Pursuits
Focus on target (end of a pencil) with an out stretched arm and follow with eyes in an H-pattern stopping at the extreme upper left, lower left, upper right and lower right for 10 secs. Then do 3 big circles clockwise and counter clockwise. Repeat 3 sets and 3x daily. |
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Pencil Push-Ups
Focus on target (end of pencil) in front of you at arms length away and then bring pencil into towards your nose. when it becomes double try and make it clear. you may have to back it off a bit. hold for 5-10 secs and bring it back out and repeat 10x for 3 sets, 3x daily. |
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Horizontal Saccades
Moving eyes from side to side from each target (pencils) as quick as you can or using a certain interval on a metronome. This is done with arms outstretched for 20-30x or until symptoms of (headache, eye strain, dizziness etc.), start to come on. Repeat 3 sets and 3x daily. |
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VOR: Horizonal & Vert. Plane
Hold target (X or end of a pencil) with an outstretched arm. Using a metronome at a specific beats per minute (bpm), rotate the head 30-40 degrees in a specified certain plane either horizontal or vertical plane. Repeat this 30 secs to 60 secs or until symptoms appear. 3 sets & 3x daily. |
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Vertical Saccades
Moving eyes up and down from each target (pencils) as quick as you can or using a certain interval on a metronome. This is done with arms outstretched for 20-30x or until symptoms of (headache, eye strain, dizziness etc.), start to come on. Repeat 3 sets and 3x daily. |
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Diagonal Saccades
Moving eyes on a diagonal from each target (pencils) as quick as you can or using a metronome. This is done with arms outstretched for 20-30x or until symptoms of (headache, eye strain, dizziness etc.), start to come on. Repeat 3 sets and 3x daily. |
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Concussion isometrics for neck strengthening and stability
Isometric neck exercises- flexion, extension and side strengthening |
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Isometrics with movement
Isometrics with movement using a medicine ball in flexion and extension. |
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Concussion prevention - Neck strengthening
General Neck strengthening - From promotional video for the Healthy Brain & Body Show |
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Ladder Exercises
This exercise is to help with eye targeting. Done by moving left to right diagonal and downwards. Repeat this 30 secs to 60 secs or until symptoms appear. 3 sets & 3x daily. |
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Peripheral Vision: Hallway Walk
Peripheral vision exercise- walk down the hallway looking straight, pointing and calling out what you see with peripheral vision. done with post its on wall. Do this for 1 min, 3 sets and do this 3x a day. |
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Supine Ball Toss
Concussion exercise working on eye convergence laying down and tossing ball straight upwards in front of the face and tracking the nub of the ball to nose. |