Recovery period from normal concussion can last up to one month

Sep 03, 2021

New Delhi, Sep 04 (ANI): The finding of the largest study to be ever done on college athletes has redefined the timeline for recovery from concussion. Previously the normal recovery time was of up to 14 days, which has now been extended up to 28 days. The findings have been detailed in the journal 'Sports Medicine', in one of the marquee papers to emerge from the NCAA-DoD Concussion Assessment, Research and Education Consortium. The study's lead researcher, Steve Broglio, director of the University of Michigan Concussion Center, is on the CARE Consortium leadership team and leads the CARE clinical study core. The study found that though median recovery times were consistent with the previously suggested 14 days, it was not until one month post-injury that most athletes were cleared for unrestricted sports participation. This doesn't mean that universities must revise their return to play protocols.