Mindful Path to Healing Concussion (Hardcover)

Healing Concussion is a whole-person guide to recovering from concussion and post-concussion syndrome, written by Dr. Josh Flowers for patients, families, and the clinicians who treat them. A concussion can upend everything — thought, mood, energy, identity — and when symptoms linger past the "few weeks" timeline most people expect, the experience can feel confusing and isolating. Drawing on more than a decade of clinical work with patients whose recoveries had stalled under standard care, Dr. Flowers lays out what actually happens in the brain after injury, why so many recoveries stall, and what a genuinely comprehensive treatment approach looks like. The book moves through the body system by system — vision, balance, autonomic function, sleep, mood, and more — pairing real patient stories with clear explanations of the underlying physiology. Every therapy discussed, from established rehabilitation techniques to promising emerging approaches, is graded honestly by its actual evidence quality, so readers can tell the difference between what's proven, what's promising, and what's still theoretical. Dedicated chapters address populations too often left out of concussion care: children, older adults, service members with blast exposure, survivors of intimate partner violence, and pregnant patients. Practical chapters cover the real-world logistics of recovery — getting a second opinion, navigating insurance and disability claims, choosing the right clinician, school accommodations, driving safety, and returning to demanding jobs. Throughout, the book weaves in the Mindful Path's five-pillar daily practice — environment, nutrition, sleep, movement and breath, and devotion — adapted specifically for the realities of concussion recovery, including clear guidance on what's safe and what isn't for an injured brain. A closing chapter walks through a full composite patient case from evaluation to recovery, and a frequently-asked-questions chapter serves as a quick-reference companion for the questions that come up again and again. Healing Concussion doesn't promise a quick fix. It offers something more useful: a clear, honest map of what recovery actually requires, and the confidence that healing — real, lasting healing — is possible.