SuperBetter personal resilience app offers daily concussion recovery games for free

This content was originally authored by Galen Moller in the 11/21/19 edition of our Weekly Concussion Update newsletter.

SuperBetter, an app designed to help people build personal resilience through gameplay, is currently offering their Concussion Power Packs for free. The Power Packs are daily activities that can be played in the app and guide users through their recovery with power-ups, bad guys, and quests. They were developed for a clinical trial examining the impact of using the app in addition to standard medical care for teenagers who had concussion symptoms three or more weeks after their injury. The study showed that subjects who used the app saw a reduction in concussion-related symptoms and an increase in optimism about their recovery.

The inspiration for SuperBetter came from founder Jane McGonigal’s desire to recover from her concussion symptoms. The app is offering their Concussion Power Packs for free because they want to help other people who have experienced a concussion. Users can unlock the Power Packs using the code “CONCUSSIONPACK.” Details about where to enter the code, depending on which version of the app you’re using, can be found on SuperBetter’s blog.