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Hello again, I had a question about something that happened to
me my first time swimming this year.
I was standing on the step and jumped forcefully into the pool,
with movement of my head, not hitting anything..but yet, when I
jumped in and my head kind of jolted ahead of me, I landed in
the water and started walking slowly, I felt kind of light headed,
no pain or anything, so I wouldn't guess I got a concussion, its
not a big deal or anything, but I have no clue what caused that
feeling in my head..I think the forceful movement of the head,
but I didn't hit anything on my head..so, Do you know of any
possibilities of what could have caused that? Please let me
know..Thanks.
-Nick
Answer -
Hi Nick,
That might have caused the dizziness. Jolts to the head can occur with sudden sharp movements.
The brain is like jello in a bowl. The brain rotates and bangs on the side of the skull and can
cause episodes like you describe. The effects are transitory. If symptoms continue, I‘d have a
healthcare provider check you out.
But what had ocurred wouldn't be described as a concussion, would it? Is this common and do
you think I should expect long term affects?
AnswerHi Nick,
Techincally, anything that causes trauma to the brain from whatever cause and causes a neurologic episode, would be called a concussion by definition. As for long term side effects, not all concussions have those and based on what you wrote, I wouldn‘t expect that to be your case.
