Is rest after concussion "the best medicine?": Recommendations for activity resumption following concussion in athletes, civilians, and military service members

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 250-259

  Silverberg, Noah D ^a   Iverson, Grant L ^b,c  

^a GF STRONG REHABILITATION CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center   (United States)

Author keywords

brain injury; concussion; exercise; military; sports

Indexed keywords

ARMY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BED REST; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONCUSSION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISABILITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MILITARY SERVICE; MOBILIZATION; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REST; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SPORT INJURY; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ATHLETES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OBSERVATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGNOSIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REST; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84880806158     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e31825ad658     Document Type: Article

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