Brain Injury Recovery: Exercises & Trauma Complications

Recovery exercises are vital for patients dealing with blunt head trauma or brain stem injuries. Learn the timeline for returning to exercise after a concussion and managing breathing issues.

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Can You Exercise After a Concussion?

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Jennifer Markowitz, MD

If you have experienced a concussion, you may wonder when it is safest to resume exercising. Concussions, a type of head injury also known as mild traumatic brain injury, affect many people in the United States -- 128 people out of every 100,000 each year, according to the February 2009 "