A pilot study of active rehabilitation for adolescents who are slow to recover from sport-related concussion

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 299-306

  Gagnon, Isabelle ^a,b,c   Grilli, L ^b   Friedman, D ^b,c,d   Iverson, G L ^e,f,g  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program   (Canada)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f and Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program   (United States)

^g MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobics; Children; Mild traumatic brain injury; Pediatric; Physiotherapy; Post concussion symptoms; Sports

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BRAIN CONCUSSION; COGNITION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; COGNITION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; POSTURAL BALANCE;

EID: 84959093241     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sms.12441     Document Type: Article

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