I travelled to see Dr. Redfern at Ottawa Performance Care from Victoria, BC, for treatment for post-concussive symptoms I'd been dealing with for 6 years. In those 6 years I saw many different practitioners but none were able to explain to me exactly what was going on in my brain and come up with an effective treatment plan. I was frustrated and felt entirely defeated as no one had answers for me and I'd been at a plateau in my recovery for about 3 years. Dr Redfern was able to explain to me exactly what was happening in my brain, within our first appointment, and explained clearly how treatment would unfold and what results I could expect.
I saw Dr Redfern for treatment twice a day for 5 days. For the first time in 6 years I now feel that I am finally on the path to making a full recovery. Through treatment at Ottawa Performance Care, the building blocks are now in place for my brain to start healing. I finally have hope that I will be able to step back into fully living my life. It will take a bit more time for my system to catch up to the adjustments my brain has gone through, but I have already seen noticeable improvement.
I'd also like to highlight Dr. Redferns encouraging and genuine nature, this is an incredibly important skill set for a practitioner dealing with what oftentimes are symptoms that have limited ones life and caused varying degrees of trauma. He was able to be lighthearted and make jokes that had me laughing during treatment, and also listened patiently and sincerely when overwhelm or emotions came up. This really impressed me.
His communication before and after treatment were also great. Post treatment, the same day, I received an email detailing some resources to look into, to continue my healing. He even included several suggestions of places to visit in Ottawa the following day as we had one spare day in the city.
I am thoroughly impressed with Dr. Redferns capabilities, skills and knowledge. He truly understands how to help patients recover from brain injury, and this is an incredibly rare ability.
If you or someone you know has had a concussion, the answer may not be 'keep resting' as I was told for several years, there IS actual treatment available. At some point you have to be able to stop resting and actually live your life again. It was absolutely worth traveling halfway across the country to seek treatment at Ottawa Performance Care and I would highly recommend the concussion rehabilitation program with Dr. Redfern to anyone who is suffering with symptoms following a concussion.
Dr Redferns passion for helping his patients heal and live without limitations from injury is obvious. I am so grateful to have been connected to this program. read more