Customized solutions to daily life challenges for people with concussions and/or headaches.
Providing individuals with strategies and support to help increase their independence and expand their sense of control over their headache and/or concussion symptoms.
Learn about headache-friendly lifestyle habits and set up a personalized plan. Use a headache diary to monitor symptoms, track potential triggers, and gauge the effectiveness of certain treatments.
Learn how to reduce light scatter and glare in your environment. Explore strategies to increase visual comfort when reading text on screens and in print, and learn about the potential benefits of filters.
Apply the principles of energy conservation, activity pacing, and time management to accomplish tasks on a consistent and sustainable basis and manage pain, fatigue, and other symptoms.
Learn and apply memory enhancement strategies and increase your knowledge of simple tools to support memory. Learn practical approaches to reduce distractions and increase the likelihood of success during task performance. Explore techniques to organize work, school, and/or home tasks.
Learn headache-specific ergonomic strategies, apply practical approaches to manage workplace or classroom triggers, learn basic task modification strategies, explore and apply activity pacing principles, and discover potential accommodations and their benefits. Receive support for applying for school or workplace accommodations. Receive help and advocacy for returning to work after an absence.
Helping employers and insurers to provide optimum work spaces, environments, and supports for people with headaches and/or concussions.
Completion of a traditional ergonomic assessment with an additional analysis of environmental triggers (e.g. light and sound) and current screen tolerances.
Provision of work accommodation recommendations and ongoing support during the trial and implementation process.
Generation of a graduated return to work (GRTW) plan, trial of modified equipment and work processes (if applicable), and regular monitoring and communication with stakeholders.
Provision of presentations targeting common workplace challenges for people with concussions and/or headaches and practical management strategies.