Exercise is medicine for concussion

JJ Leddy, MN Haider, M Ellis… - Current sports medicine …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Sport-related concussion (SRC) is a physiological brain injury that produces cerebral and
systemic effects, including exercise intolerance. Exercise intolerance after concussion is …

The role of controlled exercise in concussion management

J Leddy, A Hinds, D Sirica, B Willer - Pm&r, 2016 - Elsevier
Concussion affects the autonomic nervous system and its control of cerebral blood flow,
which may be why uncontrolled activity can exacerbate symptoms after concussion …

Use of graded exercise testing in concussion and return-to-activity management

JJ Leddy, B Willer - Current sports medicine reports, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Concussion is a physiologic brain injury that produces systemic and cognitive symptoms.
The metabolic and physiologic changes of concussion result in altered autonomic function …

The predictive capacity of the buffalo concussion treadmill test after sport-related concussion in adolescents

MN Haider, JJ Leddy, CG Wilber, KB Viera… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The Buffalo Concussion Treadmill Test (BCTT) identifies the heart rate threshold (HRt) of
exercise tolerance in concussed patients. A previous study found that an absolute HRt of< …

The Buffalo Concussion Bike Test for concussion assessment in adolescents

MN Haider, SL Johnson, R Mannix… - Sports …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The Buffalo Concussion Treadmill Test (BCTT) is a graded exertion test for
assessing exercise tolerance after concussion, but its utility is limited for certain populations …

Exercise for sport-related concussion and persistent postconcussive symptoms

MN Haider, I Bezherano, A Wertheimer… - Sports …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Context: Emerging research supports the use of mild to moderate aerobic exercise for
treating sport-related concussion (SRC) and persistent postconcussive symptoms (PPCS) …

Cerebral blood flow during treadmill exercise is a marker of physiological postconcussion syndrome in female athletes

M Clausen, DR Pendergast, B Willer… - The Journal of head …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Some patients with postconcussion syndrome (PCS) have reduced exercise
capacity that may reflect altered central cardiorespiratory control. The purpose of this study …

Safety and prognostic utility of provocative exercise testing in acutely concussed adolescents: a randomized trial

JJ Leddy, AL Hinds, J Miecznikowski… - Clinical journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To evaluate (1) systematic assessment of exercise tolerance in adolescents
shortly after sport-related concussion (SRC) and (2) the prognostic utility of such …

The effect of physical exercise after a concussion: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Lal, SA Kolakowsky-Hayner… - … American journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Data evaluating the role of exercise in patients with a concussion are
contradictory. Studies have reported improvement in the Post-Concussion Symptom Scale …

Reliability of a graded exercise test for assessing recovery from concussion

JJ Leddy, JG Baker, K Kozlowski… - Clinical Journal of …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To evaluate a graded treadmill test for retest reliability (RTR) and interrater
reliability (IRR) in the evaluation of the physiologic effects of symptom exacerbation from …