A concussion that will not clear up can leave you reading the same paragraph three times, avoiding screens, or feeling off in busy stores. Our Smyrna, GA office tests the systems a head injury tends to disturb: eye movement, balance, the neck, and how your body regulates itself.
Dr. James Wright is a Doctor of Chiropractic with a diplomate in functional neurology through the American Chiropractic Neurology Board. A head injury that looks serious belongs in an emergency department first. What we offer is a careful, complementary evaluation once you are medically stable and your doctor is involved.
The CDC notes that concussion symptoms can include headache, dizziness, nausea, trouble concentrating, and sensitivity to light or noise, and it lists danger signs such as a headache that keeps getting worse, repeated vomiting, seizures, and unusual drowsiness that need immediate emergency care (CDC). We screen for those, and if we see them we send you to a physician instead of proceeding. You can read the wider overview on our concussion and brain injury care page.
Care here is one-on-one and private-pay. The first consultation is complimentary, which gives you time to explain what happened and ask what this kind of care can and cannot do.
Mayo Clinic describes post-concussion syndrome as symptoms that last beyond the expected recovery period, often within the first seven to ten days, and says most people recover within three months, though some take a year or longer (Mayo Clinic). If you are past the early window and symptoms linger, these are the parts of care we offer:
A complimentary first consultation about the injury, your symptoms, and how recovery has gone so far
A review of your injury history and a check for symptoms that need emergency or medical care first
Eye movement and visual tracking testing, since vision problems are common after head injury
Balance, coordination, and vestibular testing
A look at the neck, which is often injured in the same impact
Autonomic and exertion-related symptom review
Graded exercises for the eyes, balance system, and neck, built around your findings
Guidance on sleep, rest, activity, and a gradual return to school, work, or sport, in coordination with your doctor
Reading, scrolling, and driving all ask the eyes to track and refocus. We test how they move and design exercises meant to support smoother visual tracking, with no promise of a particular result.
Dizziness after a hit can come from the inner ear, the neck, or autonomic changes. Sorting out which is involved helps decide which exercises make sense, and the vertigo care available in Smyrna uses the same kind of testing.
The right amount of exertion is a moving target, so we build a plan in small steps and watch how symptoms respond, in coordination with your doctor.
Whiplash-type motion often accompanies head impacts. We examine neck movement and muscle tension and include it in the plan when it seems relevant.
Smyrna sits about ten miles northwest of downtown Atlanta, with I-285, I-75, and Cobb Parkway close to the office on Atlanta Road. Many local residents run, bike, or walk the Silver Comet Trail and the paths around Village Green, and a fall or a bike crash is one common route to a head injury. Nearby communities include Vinings, Mableton, Austell, Powder Springs, and Hiram.
If you live nearer to another part of the metro, the same care is described for Marietta, Atlanta, and Roswell.
1. First contact: Call or book. If symptoms are worsening or severe after a head injury, go to the emergency department first.
2. Your story: Dr. Wright reviews how the injury happened, your symptoms, and what you have been told so far.
3. Evaluation: Testing of eye movements, balance, coordination, the neck, and autonomic responses, in a way that respects your symptom level.
4. Findings: We explain what we found, what it may mean, and when your physician should be involved.
5. Graded care: We start gentle exercises and add challenge step by step as you tolerate them.
6. Check-ins: We track symptoms and function over time, adjust the plan, and coordinate return-to-activity decisions with your physician.
If you have not been checked by a physician after a significant head injury, do that first. Once you are medically cleared and symptoms are lingering, call us. We will tell you honestly whether the timing makes sense.
Imaging decisions belong to your physician. A normal scan does not rule out ongoing symptoms, and we can still examine eye movement, balance, and the neck.
Often some version of normal activity is part of recovery, but it depends on your symptoms and your doctor's advice. We help you plan graded steps.
Diagnosis is a physician's job. Our testing can describe how your systems are performing and help you ask better questions.
Yes, the first consultation is complimentary. After that, care is private-pay and we explain costs before starting.
Call 770-767-3830 or schedule a complimentary consultation. The contact page lists our address and hours.
Next steps
Your symptoms are part of the story, and we'd love to help you understand the rest. Book a consult online, or give us a call and we'll walk you through it. Your initial consultation is complimentary, with no obligation to begin care.
You can book a consultation online. Other appointments are booked by our clinic staff. [email protected]