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A Definitive Answer to the Effect of Screen Time on Concussion Recovery

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By Chrisman SD
| JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association) Verified
The issue of screen time in concussion management has been debated for more than 2 decades, camouflaged in guidelines regarding cognitive rest and lacking specifics regarding the extent to which screen time should be limited and the duration of these limitations.1 The most common guidelines for concussion management published by the Concussion in Sport Group in 2017 do not mention the word screen and acknowledge the lack of evidence for any form of cognitive rest, stating, “The basis for...
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Exercise and Recovery Time for Youth With Concussions

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By Chrisman SD
| JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association) Verified
In 2001, a group of clinicians caring for professional athletes (the Concussion in Sport Group) published the first of a series of consensus guidelines on concussion, recommending that athletes who experience concussion rest until “completely asymptomatic.”1(p8) The intent of these guidelines was to prevent athletes from playing while in a vulnerable state, which involves risking greater injury.
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Physical Activity or Rest After Concussion in Youth: Questions About Timing and Potential Benefit

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By Rivara FP, Chrisman SD
| JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association) Verified
Mild traumatic brain injury, of which concussion is a subset, has garnered increasing attention in recent years due to the frequency of this injury and its potential for at least temporary disability.
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