A CONCUSSION
is a mild traumatic brain injury caused by a jolt to the heal or body that disrupts the brain.
IT MAY RESULT IN
physical, cognitive, emotional and sleep-related symptoms that can last from several minutes, to days, weeks, months or longer.
A RETROSPECTIVE, CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY,
conducted in a sports medicine clinic examined 91 female patients in which:
51 PATIENTS – Got medical intervention within 7 days of injury, and
40 PATIENTS – Got medical intervention within 8 and 20 days of injury
THE FINDING SUGGEST THAT
- Earlier initiation of clinical care is associated with a faster recovery after a concussion.
- Nothing hurts more than being sent home. Be sure to contact a healthcare practitioner right away to recover faster!
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