Current concepts in concussion rehabilitation.

Full Abstract

Active rehabilitation of sport injuries is a concept familiar to athletes and those caring for them. Rehabilitation goals aim to optimize recovery efficiency and diminish chances of repeat injury. Rehabilitation programs take many aspects of recovery and wellness into consideration including physical, social, and psychologic components. Ultimately, this is important in the recovery process after concussion. In this article we introduce the largely unexplored concept of multidimensional concussion rehabilitation and discuss physical, psychologic, social, and sport-specific issues. As well, we propose future directions in this field.

Author information

Author/s: Johnston, Karen M (KM); Bloom, Gordon A (GA); Ramsay, Jim (J); Kissick, James (J); Montgomery, David (D); Foley, Dave (D); Chen, JenKai (J); Ptito, Alain (A);

Affiliation: Concussion Program, McGill Sport Medicine Centre, 475 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec, H2W 1S4, Canada.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: Current sports medicine reports (Curr Sports Med Rep), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2004-Dec; vol 3 (issue 6) : pp 316-23

Dates: Created 2004/10/28; Completed 2006/03/06;

PMID: 15509473, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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