David BrimacombePost-concussion syndrome (PCS) recovery coach

Why Doing Too Much Too Soon Sets You Back #pcsrecovery #postconcussionsyndrome

25 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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In this introductory segment of a PCS Resilience Collective video, David Brimacombe explains why many concussion recovery plans fail when people make large, rapid changes to diet, supplements, or exercise. He describes the typical pattern: after watching inspiring stories, individuals overhaul their habits, but when symptoms flare, the nervous system cannot handle the extreme shift and the new habits collapse. Brimacombe emphasizes that the nervous system responds to consistent, gradual habits rather than sudden extremes. Drawing on his personal experience of seven concussions over twenty years, he frames consistency as the prerequisite for any habit to improve recovery outcomes.

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If your recovery habits keep collapsing after a few days, this video might explain why. Now understand that when you're in that deep recovery phase, you watch videos, you read stories, you talk to people who have recovered, who are recovering, and you get inspired. So what you do is you install a huge dietary change New supplements, exercise every day. Then life happens, your symptoms spike, and everything crashes. See, your nervous system doesn't respond to extremes, it responds to consistency. Hi and welcome to the PCS Resilience Collective. My name is David Brimacombe, and after 7 concussions over 20 years I learned that before a habit can improve, it has to exist consistently. Let's begin.