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Evidence suggests that physical activity and physical therapy interventions can be beneficial to decrease post-concussion symptoms.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"purpose\">\n                    <jats:title>Purpose<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the effectiveness of physical therapy interventions for adolescent and young adult athletes post-concussion.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"study-design\">\n                    <jats:title>Study Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Systematic Review<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"methods\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The following databases were utilized for the search: PubMed, CINAHL, Proquest, MEDLINE, SPORTDiscus, and SCOPUS. The search strategy focused on athletes, concussions, and physical therapy interventions. Data extraction from each article included: Authors, subjects, gender, mean age, age range, specific sport, acute or chronic concussion, first or recurrent concussion, treatments for intervention and control group, and outcomes measured.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"results\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Eight studies met the inclusion criteria. Six of the eight articles scored seven or higher on the PEDro Scale. Physical therapy intervention(s), such as an aerobic intervention or a multimodal approach, show improvements in time to recovery and reduction of post-concussion symptoms in patients who have had a concussion. Physical activity and physical therapy as early as a couple days following injury, is beneficial at decreasing post-concussion symptoms, allows for earlier return to play, and\/or shorter days to recovery, and is considered safe for treating post-concussion symptoms.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"conclusion\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This systematic review demonstrates that physical therapy interventions including aerobic exercise and multimodal approaches have been found to be beneficial in treating adolescent and young adult athletes post-concussion. Utilizing aerobic or multimodal interventions for this population allows for a quicker symptom recovery and return to sport than traditional treatment of physical and cognitive rest. Future research should investigate the superior intervention for adolescents and young adults with post-concussion syndrome and determine if a single treatment or a multimodal approach is more beneficial.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.26603\/001c.68071","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,1]],"date-time":"2023-02-01T09:14:18Z","timestamp":1675242858000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":17,"title":["The Effectiveness of Physical Therapy Interventions for Athletes Post-Concussion: A Systematic Review"],"prefix":"10.26603","volume":"18","author":[{"given":"Kylie","family":"Art","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/003ammk23","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Walsh University","department":["Physical Therapy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Courtney","family":"Ridenour","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/003ammk23","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Walsh University","department":["Physical Therapy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stephanie","family":"Durbin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/003ammk23","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Walsh University","department":["Physical Therapy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Max","family":"Bauer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/003ammk23","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Walsh University","department":["Physical Therapy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Amy","family":"Hassen-Miller","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/003ammk23","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Walsh University","department":["Physical Therapy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"11140","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,1]]},"reference":[{"issue":"6","key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"681","DOI":"10.1097\/wco.0000000000000611","article-title":"Active recovery from concussion","volume":"31","author":"John J. 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