Physical Therapy Evaluation and Treatment After Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2020 Apr;50(4):CPG1-CPG73. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2020.0301.

Abstract

Over the last decade, numerous concussion evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPGs), consensus statements, and clinical guidance documents have been published. These documents have typically focused on the diagnosis of concussion and medical management of individuals post concussion, but provide little specific guidance for physical therapy management of concussion and its associated impairments. Further, many of these guidance documents have targeted specific populations in specific care contexts. The primary purpose of this CPG is to provide a set of evidence-based recommendations for physical therapist management of the wide spectrum of patients who have experienced a concussive event. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2020;50(4):CPG1-CPG73. doi:10.2519/jospt.2020.0301.

Keywords: Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy; clinical practice guidelines; concussion; mild traumatic brain injury; sports.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Athletic Injuries / complications
  • Athletic Injuries / diagnosis
  • Athletic Injuries / psychology
  • Athletic Injuries / therapy*
  • Brain Concussion / complications
  • Brain Concussion / diagnosis
  • Brain Concussion / psychology
  • Brain Concussion / therapy*
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Humans
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Physical Therapy Modalities*