Sports Concussions in the News

Posted on November 22, 2016

Exercise Can Help Concussion Patients Recover Faster

Micky Collins, PhD, executive and clinical director at the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program, follows an active treatment approach to concussion. He led a study that found that children who exercised within one week of sustaining a concussion reported 50 percent fewer symptoms one month later, compared to those who rested.

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