Stage 2: Light aerobic activity such as walking or stationary cycling
Stage 3: Sport-specific activities such as running drills and skating drills
Stage 4: Non-contact training drills (exercise, coordination, and cognitive load)
Stage 5: Full-contact practice (requires medical clearance)
Stage 6: Return to full-contact sport or high-risk activities (requires medical clearance)At each step, the person should not have worsening or new symptoms for at least 24 hours before progressing to the next. If symptoms worsen or new symptoms begin, athletes should drop back to the previous level for at least another 24 hours.Intercollegiate or professional athletes, are typically followed closely by team athletic trainers during this period but others may not have access to this level of health care and may be sent home with minimal monitoring. Medications
Medications may be prescribed to treat headaches, sleep problems and depression. Analgesics such as ibuprofen can be taken for headaches, but paracetamol (acetaminophen) is preferred to minimize the risk of intracranial hemorrhage. Concussed individuals are advised not to use alcohol or other drugs that have not been approved by a doctor as they can impede healing. Activation database-guided EEG biofeedback has been shown to return the memory abilities of the concussed individual to levels better than the control group.About one percent of people who receive treatment for mTBI need surgery for a brain injury.
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