Could Water Help A Brain Injury?

What’s one surprising way to help people recover from brain injuries? Spend time around the water.

The Blue Mind

One of my favorite books is Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, Or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better At What You Do.

One of the surprises of the book is that science is finding that being around water can help patients with brain injuries make better and faster recoveries. There is a lot of science and reasoning about why water helps. As science improves, we can track brain waves and what part of the brain “fires up” with different activities now more than ever before. And scientists are finding that being around water can affect different parts of the brain. Water can help decrease symptoms related to depression and PTSD. And scientists are also finding that being around the water actually changes the chemical structure of the brain through neuroplasticity. This process helps people with brain injuries make better recoveries.

I like this book so much that I’ve given it to several of my clients with brain injuries, and their anecdotal success stories has made me a believer.

A Word of Caution and the Role of Medical Advice

I want to reinforce that I believe getting medical care as soon as possible after a brain injury is important. Being around water isn’t a substitute for good medical care for a brain injury. But talk to your doctor, and I think they’ll agree that being around water is a good complement to their normal course of treatment.

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