Concussion Lab

Question 1

Should a patient with a concussion sit in a dark room for 1-2 days following?

Answer 1

No, should hae relative rest with light activities

WALK!

Question 2

What HR threshhold should a patient use for reference when exercising 2 days post-concussion

Answer 2

Less than 80% of max HR calculated with 220-age or BCTT

Question 3

How long should a patient with a concussion perform cardio for?

Answer 3

30-45 minutes

not more than 45 minutes because it shunts blood away from the brain

Question 4

Resistance training is not encouraged in the acute phase, but if they insist, keep it lower than ____________

Answer 4

30% of 1RM (very very light)

you don’t want them to do any valsalva maneuver to increase pressure in the head

Question 5

Rule of 3 to stop exercise for concussion

Answer 5

An increase in 3 symptoms (dizziness, headache, nausea, light headedness, fogginess)

or one symptom increasing by 3 points on a 0-6 scale

Question 6

How should we set up interval training for patients post concussion

Answer 6

30-60 seconds of cardio followed by 2 minutes of controlled breathing

(balance the sympathetic and parasympathetic NS)

Question 7

T or F: you want to start HIIT training early for patients with concussion

Answer 7

F