What is the difference in concussion management in children as compared with adults? A systematic review

GA Davis, V Anderson, FE Babl, GA Gioia… - British journal of sports …, 2017 - bjsm.bmj.com
Aim To evaluate the evidence regarding the management of sport-related concussion (SRC)
in children and adolescents. The eight subquestions included the effects of age on …

Current and emerging rehabilitation for concussion: a review of the evidence

SP Broglio, MW Collins, RM Williams… - Clinics in sports …, 2015 - sportsmed.theclinics.com
The clinical signs and symptoms of sport concussion have long been recognized as 1, 2
brought about by an extrinsic force applied directly or indirectly to the head or body. 3 Much …

Clinical risk score for persistent postconcussion symptoms among children with acute concussion in the ED

R Zemek, N Barrowman, SB Freedman, J Gravel… - Jama, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Approximately one-third of children experiencing acute concussion experience
ongoing somatic, cognitive, and psychological or behavioral symptoms, referred to as …

Early subthreshold aerobic exercise for sport-related concussion: a randomized clinical trial

JJ Leddy, MN Haider, MJ Ellis, R Mannix… - JAMA …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Sport-related concussion (SRC) is a significant public health problem without an
effective treatment. Objective To assess the effectiveness of subsymptom threshold aerobic …

Predictors of postconcussion syndrome after sports-related concussion in young athletes: a matched case-control study

CD Morgan, SL Zuckerman, YM Lee, L King… - Journal of …, 2015 - thejns.org
OBJECT Sport-related concussion (SRC) is a major public health problem. Approximately
90% of SRCs in high school athletes are transient; symptoms recover to baseline within 1 …

Safety and prognostic utility of provocative exercise testing in acutely concussed adolescents: a randomized trial

JJ Leddy, AL Hinds, J Miecznikowski… - Clinical journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To evaluate (1) systematic assessment of exercise tolerance in adolescents
shortly after sport-related concussion (SRC) and (2) the prognostic utility of such …

Active rehabilitation of concussion and post-concussion syndrome

JJ Leddy, JG Baker, B Willer - Physical Medicine and …, 2016 - pmr.theclinics.com
Rest has been the mainstay of the treatment for concussion. 1 Research based on animal
physiological concussion studies suggests that the concussed human brain is in a …

The role of controlled exercise in concussion management

J Leddy, A Hinds, D Sirica, B Willer - Pm&r, 2016 - Elsevier
Concussion affects the autonomic nervous system and its control of cerebral blood flow,
which may be why uncontrolled activity can exacerbate symptoms after concussion …

A physiological approach to prolonged recovery from sport-related concussion

J Leddy, JG Baker, MN Haider… - Journal of athletic …, 2017 - meridian.allenpress.com
Management of the athlete with postconcussion syndrome (PCS) is challenging because of
the nonspecificity of PCS symptoms. Ongoing symptoms reflect prolonged concussion …

A preliminary study of the effect of early aerobic exercise treatment for sport-related concussion in males

JJ Leddy, MN Haider, AL Hinds… - Clinical journal of sport …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To study the effect of early prescribed aerobic exercise versus relative rest on rate
of recovery in male adolescents acutely after sport-related concussion (SRC). Design: Quasi …