Return to Learning After a Concussion and Compliance With Recommendations for Cognitive Rest

Conclusions: We detected a wide variability in compliance of schools and school nurses with national recommendations for cognitive rest. Clinical Relevance: Ensuring that schools have policies established for a student's return to learning, having specific guidelines to provide an individualized approach to return to learning based on postconcussion signs/symptoms, training school nurses in the recognition and management of concussions, and involving school nurses in the re-entry process are identified areas for improvement. Schools in the United States should be aware of these recommendations to guide a student's postconcussion graduated academic re-entry process.
Source: Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine - Category: Sports Medicine Tags: Original Research Source Type: research