Effect of Vestibular Rehabilitation on Recovery Outcomes in Adolescents with Sports Related Concussions
type: CreativeWork
description: Purpose: To examine the association between timing of vestibular rehabilitation initiation and recovery time in adolescents with sports related concussions. Hypothesis: Earlier intervention with vestibular rehabilitation following a sports related concussion will reduce recovery time Methods: This retrospective case-control study included patients 12-22 years old who were seeking treatment for a sports related concussion and received vestibular rehabilitation. Measures for clinical profiles, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, and recovery time were analyzed. Results: The early intervention group (8-10 days) had a median recovery time that was 10 days less than the late intervention group (>10 days) despite similar treatment times with 46.15% of those with primary vestibular profile being designated as cleared ("Not Applicable") after vestibular rehabilitation. Of note, only 5.95% of the patients were diagnosed with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. Conclusion: In adolescents with sports related concussion, earlier vestibular rehabilitation reduces recovery time.
abstract: Purpose: To examine the association between timing of vestibular rehabilitation initiation and recovery time in adolescents with sports related concussions. Hypothesis: Earlier intervention with vestibular rehabilitation following a sports related concussion will reduce recovery time Methods: This retrospective case-control study included patients 12-22 years old who were seeking treatment for a sports related concussion and received vestibular rehabilitation. Measures for clinical profiles, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, and recovery time were analyzed. Results: The early intervention group (8-10 days) had a median recovery time that was 10 days less than the late intervention group (>10 days) despite similar treatment times with 46.15% of those with primary vestibular profile being designated as cleared ("Not Applicable") after vestibular rehabilitation. Of note, only 5.95% of the patients were diagnosed with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. Conclusion: In adolescents with sports related concussion, earlier vestibular rehabilitation reduces recovery time.
author: McCorkle, Megan J.
language: en
keywords: vestibular rehabilitation, concussion, adolescent, dizziness
date published: 2023-05
date modified: 2026-07-27T21:19:21Z
provider: Texas Digital Library
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: Texas Digital Library

PropertyValue
property ID: Handle
value: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/32835