David BrimacombePost-concussion syndrome (PCS) recovery coach

Practice Recovery Before You Do It #PCSRecovery #Neuroplasticity #Concussion

17 Aug 2026 · 0 min

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In this segment, David Brimacombe describes a mental rehearsal technique for concussion recovery that relies on vivid, multisensory imagery. He advises imagining the feel of handrails, the impact of the foot on each step, surrounding sounds, and other details, while also mentally scaling the steps up or down in difficulty. He emphasizes that the brain cannot distinguish between these imagined experiences and real movement, highlighting neuroplasticity as the basis for practicing recovery mentally before physically performing the actions.

I would sense touching the handrails, having my foot hit the step, my thoughts, the sounds around me, any and everything. You want to make this as vivid and real as possible. And I would scale those steps up and I would scale those steps down. And I did that multiple times in my mind, but my mind could not tell the difference. My brain couldn't tell the difference between what I was imagining and what was actually happening.