A Preliminary Study of the Effect of Early Aerobic Exercise Treatment for Sport-Related Concussion in Males.

ABSTRACT:

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-experimental design.

Setting

University sports medicine centers.

Participants

Exercise group (EG, n = 24, 15.13 ± 1.4 years, 4.75 ± 2.5 days from injury) and rest group (RG, n = 30, 15.33 ± 1.4 years, 4.50 ± 2.1 days from injury).

Interventions

Exercise group performed a progressive program of at least 20 minutes of daily subthreshold aerobic exercise. Rest group was prescribed relative rest (no structured exercise). Both groups completed daily online symptom reports (Postconcussion Symptom Scale) for 14 days.

Main outcome measures

Days to recovery after treatment

SUBMITTER: Leddy JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6424660 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature