Hi All
I've only just joined KB but have been riding for a while, something any of you who have or know of someone who has sustained a good bash to the head as a result of a motorcycle accident may be interested to know,, Last friday I came off the Ducati up at twin bridges as a result of gravel on a corner-- I ended up trying to ride through ditch, almost made it if it were not for the culvert at the end-- got thrown onto road, not sure how fast I was going at this stage, landed face first on the tarmac, full face Shark, got knocked out for a bit, anyhow, apart from a few grazes and a broken thumb, I felt relatively ok ( was wearing full protective riding gear), until saturday when I bent down to pick something up , everything started to spin, and I ended up in a heap on the floor, this continued saturday and sunday and by this stage I am not feeling very well at all. Head spins and involuntary visits with the floor were occuring frequently. My girlfriend convinced me to visit the Doctor on monday morning. Which I did. Benign Postural / Positional Vertigo or BPV was the verdict. He is a very good doctor. He said-- BPV can last anything from a few days to a few weeks and in extreme circumstances can last months. If it lasts this long you need to visit a physiotherapist for what is known as spley manouvres. BUT THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO IN THE MEAN TIME.
So my girlfriend, Physiotherapist and registered acupuncturist says f**k that, come into the practise I can sort that in ten minutes. Three needles at various points in my ear and and dizziness has gone and I no longer have the nausea that went with it. Yes yes I know this is long winded but all motorcyclists that have had a whack to the head need to know there are other alternatives that the doctors will not necessarily tell you about. If I didn't know a Physiotherapist personally I wouls still be grovelling around on the floor with my tongue on the carpet. I hope somebody finds this information relatively useful.
Herman Jelmet