Early Exercise is Associated with Faster Concussion Recovery Among Collegiate Athletes: Findings from the NCAA-DoD CARE Consortium.

Background: Growing evidence indicates early exercise may improve symptoms and reduce clinical recovery time after concussion, but research examining collegiate student-athletes is scarce.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare symptom recovery time, clinical recovery time, and persisting post-concussion symptom (i.e.

Parent Perspectives Regarding Care Delivery for Children With Idiopathic Toe Walking to Inform an American Physical Therapy Association Clinical Practice Guideline.

Purpose: This study summarizes experiences and perceptions of parents whose children received physical therapy for idiopathic toe walking (ITW) to inform clinical practice guideline development and identify perceived strengths and gaps in care.

Methods: A US-based survey was distributed to parents of children with ITW. Data from 98 respondents were compiled through descriptive statistics of item responses and review of comments.

Slowed driving-reaction time following concussion-symptom resolution.

Background: Concussed patients have impaired reaction time (RT) and cognition following injury that may linger and impair driving performance. Limited research has used direct methods to assess driving-RT post-concussion. Our study compared driving RT during simulated scenarios between concussed and control individuals and examined driving-RT's relationship with traditional computerized neurocognitive testing (CNT) domains.

Dry Cupping Therapy for Improving Nonspecific Neck Pain and Subcutaneous Hemodynamics.

Context: Dry cupping therapy is a noninvasive treatment commonly used to reduce pain and promote the healing process in various populations, including those with nonspecific neck pain; however, no data are available to support most of this method's true physiological benefits.

Objective: To determine if dry cupping therapy decreased pain and increased subcutaneous blood flow compared with sham cupping and control conditions.

Design: Controlled laboratory study.

Influence of Postconcussion Sleep Duration on Concussion Recovery in Collegiate Athletes.

Objective: To determine whether decreased sleep duration postconcussion influences days to asymptomatic and assessment of performance throughout recovery.

Design: Prospective.

Setting: Institutional Clinical Research Laboratory.

Relationships between Post-Concussion Sleep and Symptom Recovery: A Preliminary Study.

Post-concussion sleep disturbances can be debilitating and may influence days to symptom recovery; however, evidence is minimal. The purpose of this study was to explore relationships between days to symptom recovery and aspects of sleep, as measured by actigraphy and subjective sleep questionnaires in a concussed sample. Thirty-one college students were physician-diagnosed with a concussion and asked to complete a daily sleep symptom checklist.

Relationship Between the King-Devick Test and Commonly Used Concussion Tests at Baseline.

Context: Comprehensive assessments are recommended to evaluate sport-related concussion (SRC). The degree to which the King-Devick (KD) test adds novel information to an SRC evaluation is unknown.

Objective: To describe relationships at baseline among the KD and other SRC assessments and explore whether the KD provides unique information to a multimodal baseline concussion assessment.

Air, Water Vapor, and Aerosol Transport through Textiles with Surface Functional Coatings of Metal Oxides and Metal-Organic Frameworks.

Currently, air permeable chemical/biological (CB) protective garments are based on activated carbon technology, which reduces moisture vapor transport needed for evaporative cooling and has potential to absorb and concentrate toxic materials. Researchers are exploring classes of sorbent materials that can selectively accumulate and decompose target compounds for potential to enhance protective suits and allow for novel filtration devices. Here, the metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) UiO-66-NH and HKUST-1 have been identified as such materials.

Differences in sleep between concussed and nonconcussed college students: a matched case-control study.

Study Objectives: To describe sleep 2-3 days postconcussion through symptom recovery and make comparison to well-matched nonconcussed controls.

Methods: Twenty college students were physician diagnosed with a concussion and compared with 20 nonconcussed controls matched on age, sex, physical activity, and sleep quality. A wrist-worn ActiGraph GT9X Link was provided during initial evaluation (within 72 hr postinjury for concussed) and worn continuously until symptom resolution (duration matched for nonconcussed).

King-Devick Test Time Varies by Testing Modality.

Objective: To explore differences in baseline King-Devick Test (KD) completion time between 2 testing modalities: (1) spiral-bound paper cards (cards) and (2) iPad application (iPad).

Design: Cross-sectional cohort analysis.

Setting: National Collegiate Athlete Association (NCAA) institutions.

Influences of Mental Illness, Current Psychological State, and Concussion History on Baseline Concussion Assessment Performance.

Background: A student-athlete's mental state, including history of trait anxiety and depression, or current psychological state may affect baseline concussion assessment performance.

Purpose: (1) To determine if mental illness (anxiety, depression, anxiety with depression) influences baseline scores, (2) to determine if psychological state correlates with baseline performance, and (3) to determine if history of concussion affects Brief Symptom Inventory-18 (BSI-18) subscores of state anxiety, depression, and somatization.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study; Level of evidence, 3.

Age at First Concussion Influences the Number of Subsequent Concussions.

Background: Individuals who sustain their first concussion during childhood may be at greater risk of sustaining multiple concussions throughout their lifetime because of a longer window of vulnerability. This article aims to estimate the association between age at first concussion and number of subsequent concussions.

Patients And Methods: A total of 23,582 collegiate athletes from 26 universities and military cadets from three military academies completed a concussion history questionnaire (65% males, age 19.

Driving after Concussion: Is It Safe To Drive after Symptoms Resolve?

Post-concussion impairments may result in unsafe driving performance, but little research is available to guide consensus on when concussed individuals should return to driving. The purpose of this study was to compare driving performance between individuals with and without a concussion and to explore relationships between neuropsychological and driving performance. Fourteen participants with concussion (age 20.

Validation of half-reaction amplification using Promega PowerPlex 16.

DNA amplification is a fundamental yet costly process used in DNA analysis. This study evaluated half-reaction amplification (12.5, 12, and 13 microL) using the Promega Powerplex 16 Kit with the hope of reducing sample analysis costs by half.

Rey Complex Figure Test performance after traumatic brain injury.

The influence of factors such as a cerebral injury characteristics, education, perceptual organization skills, and speed of information processing on performance on the Rey Complex Figure Test & Recognition Trial (RCF) was examined by means of hierarchical regression analyses in 100 consecutively referred persons with traumatic brain injury at a median of 2.5 months post-injury. Patients with premorbid (e.

Clinical utility of the trail making test ratio score.

It has been suggested that a ratio score of part B to part A of the Trail Making Test (TMT) may have clinical utility as a measure of cognitive efficiency and/or dissimulation. We investigated the clinical utility of the TMT B/A ratio score in the evaluation of patients with traumatic brain injury. Part B of the TMT demonstrated a statistically significant difference between groups with mild (n = 59) versus moderate-severe (n = 41) injuries.

Gender differences in learning and memory after pediatric traumatic brain injury.

Thirty boys and 30 girls who sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) were evaluated within 1 year post injury with the California Verbal Learning Test-children's Version (CVLT-C; D. C. Delis, J.