ReviewMedicine and science in sports and exercise2019
The Role of Aerobic Exercise in Reducing Persistent Sport-related Concussion Symptoms.
Review in Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03170856 (The Effects of a Sub-maximal Exercise Program on Adolescents Who Sustained a Concussion), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The Effects of a Sub-maximal Exercise Program on Adolescents Who Sustained a Concussion
Who cites it
20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.
- Brain changes: aerobic exercise for traumatic brain injury rehabilitation.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2023Pooled it
- Influence of Aerobic Exercise Volume on Postconcussion Symptoms.The American journal of sports medicine · 2021Trial
- The Integrated Effect of Physical Activity and Sleep Problems on Concussion Symptom Resolution.Journal of sport rehabilitation · 2026Article
- NSAID Use Is Not Associated With Persisting Symptoms in Adolescent Concussion.Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine · 2026Article
- Postconcussion physical activity frequency and plasma biomarker associations among adolescents.Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics · 2026Article
- Evaluating the efficacy of a personalised sub-symptomatic exercise treatment programme for rehabilitation of military service members with persistent symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury: a randomised controlled trial.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2026Article
- The Dynamic Interaction Between Psychological Health and Sleep Symptoms Following Adolescent Concussion.The Journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- Review
- Concussion and the Autonomic, Immune, and Endocrine Systems: An Introduction to the Field and a Treatment Framework for Persisting Symptoms.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Review
- Does Physical Fitness Prior to Traumatic Brain Injury Affect Recovery Outcomes? A Scoping Review of Human and Animal Research.Neurotrauma reports · 2025Review
- Concussion symptom presentation and clinical recovery among pediatric athletes: comparing concussions sustained during school and summer months.Brain injury · 2024Article
- Response of Central Nervous System Biomolecules and Systemic Biomarkers to Aerobic Exercise Following Concussion: A Scoping Review of Human and Animal Research.Neurotrauma reports · 2024Article
- SWOT analysis of a physical activity intervention delivered to outpatient adults with a mild traumatic brain injury.SAGE open medicine · 2023Article
- Postconcussion Dizziness Severity Predicts Daily Step Count during Recovery among Adolescent Athletes.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2022Article
- More Physical Activity after Concussion Is Associated with Faster Return to Play among Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Cerebrovascular Neuroprotection after Acute Concussion in Adolescents.Annals of neurology · 2021Article
- Pilot Study of Telehealth Delivered Rehabilitative Exercise for Youth With Concussion: The Mobile Subthreshold Exercise Program (MSTEP).Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
- Early physical activity and clinical outcomes following pediatric sport-related concussion.Journal of clinical and translational research · 2020Article
- Exercise in the first week following concussion among collegiate athletes: Preliminary findings.Journal of science and medicine in sport · 2020Observational
- Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of an Exercise Program Requiring Minimal In-person Visits for Youth With Persistent Sport-Related Concussion.Frontiers in neurology · 2019Article
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Aerobic exercise has received increasing attention in the scientific literature as a component of management for individuals who sustain a concussion. Because exercise training has been reported to reduce symptoms and improve function for those experiencing persistent postconcussion symptoms, it represents a potentially useful and clinically pragmatic rehabilitation technique. However, the specific exercise parameters that best facilitate recovery from concussion remain poorly defined and unclear. This review will provide a summary of the current understanding of the role of subsymptom exercise to improve outcomes after a concussion and will describe the exercise parameters that appear to be important. The latter will take into account the three pillars of exercise dose-frequency, duration, and intensity-to examine what is currently known. In addition, we identify important gaps in our knowledge of exercise as a treatment for those who develop persistent symptoms of concussion.
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