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Exercise Benefits in Patients Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injury

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

This paper aims to understand in what aspects exercise benefits traumatic brain injury patients. It examines the molecular basis of how exercise may facilitate cognitive recovery, discuss the clinical evidence of the benefits of exercise on cognition and mood impairments in patients, and identify potential barriers for patients recovering from traumatic brain injury from engaging in physical exercise.

Recent Findings

There are extensive reviews exploring the effect of exercise on patients recovering from traumatic brain injury. Exercise appears to have benefit in global cognition and mood. Exercise is a non-pharmacological and non-invasive therapy for improving brain function in patients recovering from traumatic brain injury.

Summary

Exercise should be recommended for patients recovering from acute and chronic brain injury. It is seen to improve global cognition and mood impairments.

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Lin, C.J., Lercher, K. Exercise Benefits in Patients Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injury. Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep 7, 357–361 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40141-019-00249-0

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