title: Active Rehabilitation of Concussion and Post-concussion Syndrome.
abstract: Concussion is a physiological brain injury with physical, cognitive, and emotional sequelae. The macrophysiological insult to the brain affects the autonomic nervous system and its control of cerebral blood flow. Most patients recover within 2 weeks, but some do not. Persistence of symptoms beyond the generally accepted time frame for recovery is called post-concussion syndrome (PCS). PCS is not a single entity; it is a group of disorders that requires specific forms of therapy. Rest has been the mainstay of the treatment for concussion and PCS. This article discusses the rationale for the active treatment of concussion and PCS.
authors.affiliation: UBMD Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, SUNY Buffalo, 160 Farber Hall, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA. Electronic address: leddy@buffalo.edu.
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Leddy
authors.affiliation: UBMD Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine and Nuclear Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, School of Social Work, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
authors.forename: John G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Willer
mesh_terms: D001510:Bed Rest; D001921:Brain; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D010808:Physical Examination; D038223:Post-Concussion Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000534:rehabilitation*
keywords: Active; Concussion; Physiology; Post-concussion syndrome; Rehabilitation; Treatment