A study of concussion patients to determine the impact of “initiating physical activity as soon as 24 to 48 hours after concussion to reduce persistent postconcussive symptoms.” They found that adolescent concussion patients who initiated physical activity before their first clinic visit (clinic visits were an average of 9.8 days after concussion) were better off.

In an effort to improve current unmet medical needs for athletes, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a non-invasive hypothermic therapy device intended to decrease the severity of concussion symptoms and help patients get back to their pre-injury baseline.

A review article published in the Frontiers of Neurology investigated the potential of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), serious games (SG’s), and telerehabilitation techniques to facilitate cognitive rehabilitation therapy. Elisa Mantovani et al. found these techniques to be highly engaging when performed at home by study participants.

Sarah Gallagher, PT, DPT, NCS is the owner of South Valley Physical Therapy and is a member of the Vestibular Disorders Association, American Physical Therapy Association and Academy of Neurology. In her interview, she explains her center's operations and its role in telehealth.

SuperBetter, an app designed to help people build personal resilience through gameplay, is currently offering their Concussion Power Packs for free. The Power Packs are daily activities that can be played in the app and guide users through their recovery with power-ups, bad guys, and quests. They were developed for a clinical trial examining the impact of using the app.