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BCI is an innovative, physician-led, multi-disciplinary sport concussion program

11/04/2026

Have a baseline or concussion assessment appointment? Here is how to prepare to ensure optimal results.

🥪🥗 Food: You should be in a state of energy balance (adequate energy availability on the day of testing)

💧💧 Fluids: You should be properly hydrated on the day of testing

☕️🥤Caffeine: No caffeine 12 hours prior to testing

🚬Tobacco/Nicotine: No to***co / ni****ne products 12 hours prior to testing

💊Medications: Refrain from taking any medication 4 hours prior to testing, unless medically necessary

💊Vitamins / Supplements: Refrain from taking vitamins/supplements 4 hours prior to testing

🚽Bladder: Please void your bladder prior to testing

🍻🥂Alcohol: No alcohol 24 hours prior to testing

🛏️Sleep: It is important to have a normal night sleep to ensure a “wakefulness state” during testing

🚴🏋️Exercise: No strenuous exercise 4 hours prior to testing

🎽🩳Clothing: Wear comfortable clothing and footwear for exercise testing on a stationary bike

💄Makeup: Please do not wear eye makeup

👱‍♀️Hair: Tie back long hair. Please note one of the tests will require a head cap where easy access to scalp is required (i.e., avoid hair clips, high ponytail, etc.)

📱📵Cell Phones: Please put your phone on silent / airplane mode during testing

11/02/2026

Not every concussion starts with a dramatic hit.

Sometimes an athlete gets up, shakes it off, and continues playing unaware that something may be wrong.

Concussion symptoms can appear immediately or develop over the following hours or days. And you don’t have to lose consciousness to experience a concussion.

Headaches, dizziness, changes in vision, difficulty concentrating, or simply feeling “off” can all be signs worth paying attention to.

If a concussion is suspected, the athlete should be removed from play and assessed by an appropriate healthcare professional. They should not return to sport that same day.

Because protecting your brain will always matter more than finishing the game.

11/02/2026

🧠 Concussion symptoms aren’t always obvious.

A concussion can affect much more than just your head. Symptoms may involve balance, vision, concentration, memory, and emotional well-being.

Common symptoms include:
• Headaches or pressure in the head
• Dizziness and balance difficulties
• Blurred vision
• Nausea
• Confusion or feeling mentally foggy
• Slowed thinking or difficulty concentrating
• Sensitivity to light or noise
• Ringing in the ears

Every concussion is different. Symptoms can appear immediately or develop over the hours or days following an injury.

At Benson Concussion Institute, our multidisciplinary team uses comprehensive assessments to better understand how a concussion is affecting each individual and help guide personalized rehabilitation.

⚠️ If a concussion is suspected, remove the athlete from play and seek medical assessment. An athlete should not return to sport the same day.

Recovery starts with understanding the injury.

10/31/2026

👁️ Your vision is more than just what you see. It’s how you respond.

Meet the Dynavision D2 — one of the advanced technologies used at Benson Concussion Institute to support sports vision and rehabilitation programs.

The Dynavision D2 is an interactive, light-based system designed to challenge and measure important visual, cognitive, and motor skills, including:

🔹 Visual Scanning: The ability to quickly locate and respond to visual targets across your field of vision.

🔹 Reaction Time: How quickly you recognize and respond to visual stimuli.

🔹 Hand-Eye Coordination: How effectively your brain and body work together to respond to what you see.

🔹 Divided Attention: The ability to process multiple sources of information while performing a task.

🔹 Visual-Motor Performance: How efficiently visual information is translated into physical movement.

Why does this matter in concussion care?

A concussion can disrupt the connection between the brain, eyes, and body, affecting visual processing, attention, coordination, and reaction time.

At BCI, technologies like the Dynavision D2 are incorporated into individualized rehabilitation and sports vision programs to challenge these important functions.

Because concussion care goes beyond managing symptoms. It’s about understanding how the brain and body work together.

10/26/2026

A concussion can affect more than one system — which is why a comprehensive assessment matters.

At BCI, concussion assessment looks across multiple neurological domains, including sensory, motor, cognitive, vestibular, oculomotor, autonomic and postural function.

Using objective assessment tools and technology—including robotics, eye-tracking, inertial sensors and other physiological measures—BCI works to build a more complete picture of how an individual has been affected.

Because no two athletes are exactly the same, assessment and care shouldn’t be one-size-fits-all either.

More information can help guide a more individualized path forward.

10/23/2026

Sleep can change after a concussion — and those changes can look different for everyone.

Some people may have trouble falling or staying asleep, while others may sleep more than usual or experience increased daytime fatigue.

Sleep plays an important role in overall health and recovery, which is why changes in sleep are worth considering as part of the bigger concussion picture.

At BCI, we look at the whole person and the different factors that may be influencing recovery — not just one symptom in isolation.

When sleep changes, it can be an important piece of the story.

10/21/2026

Recovery after a concussion isn’t always a straight line.

Some days may feel like a big step forward, while others may bring an increase in symptoms or feel more challenging. That doesn’t necessarily mean progress has stopped.

Recovery can be influenced by many factors, including physical and cognitive demands, sleep, stress and gradually returning to everyday activities.

At BCI, care is individualized to how each person is progressing — because recovery can look different for everyone.

Progress isn’t always linear. Keep moving forward.

10/19/2026

Feeling off balance after a concussion?

Your vestibular system helps your brain understand movement, balance and where your body is in space. When this system is affected, you may experience dizziness, unsteadiness, motion sensitivity or difficulty navigating busy environments.

Because balance involves multiple systems working together, understanding what may be contributing to your symptoms is an important part of a comprehensive concussion assessment.

At BCI, assessment helps identify the areas that may need support so care can be individualized to you.

Balance is more than standing still — it’s how your brain and body work together.

10/17/2026

Headaches are common after a concussion — but they don’t always have the same source.

The cervical spine (neck) can also be affected during the mechanism of injury, and neck-related symptoms can overlap with those commonly experienced after concussion.

That’s why looking beyond the symptom itself matters. A comprehensive assessment can help identify the different factors that may be contributing and guide a more individualized approach to care.

The right treatment starts with understanding what’s driving the symptoms.

10/17/2026

Vision is more than simply seeing clearly.

After a concussion, changes in the visual system can contribute to symptoms during activities like reading, screen use, tracking moving objects or navigating busy environments.

Because vision works closely with other systems involved in balance, movement and processing information, it can be an important part of a comprehensive concussion assessment.

At BCI, we look beyond the symptom itself to better understand what may be contributing to it and help guide an individualized approach to recovery.

Sometimes, your eyes are telling part of the story.

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147 Canada Olympic Road SW
Calgary, AB
T3B6B7

Telephone

+15873919840

Website

http://bciconcussion.ca/

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