Hey Zeus,
I've seen plenty of concussions in my time with Rugby, and it's disgraceful (even at an international level) how they are managed.
As Thomas has already mentioned, if symptoms of nausea, headaches or visual disturbance are worsening you need to see a Dr.
The Zurich protocol is a great guideline when returning back to activity safely following a concussion. This is targeted at a return to contact sports (AFL/Rugby/NFL etc).
Basically once the symptoms resolve at rest you can progress in this order:
Gentle cardio session
Resistance Training
Non-contact training
Contact training
Back to playing sport
If at ANY time the symptoms return during this progression, you have to immediately stop and return back to the start (rest).
There has been studies to show that light cardio can actually fasten the recovery from concussions.
I've seen plenty of concussions in my time with Rugby, and it's disgraceful (even at an international level) how they are managed.
As Thomas has already mentioned, if symptoms of nausea, headaches or visual disturbance are worsening you need to see a Dr.
The Zurich protocol is a great guideline when returning back to activity safely following a concussion. This is targeted at a return to contact sports (AFL/Rugby/NFL etc).
Basically once the symptoms resolve at rest you can progress in this order:
Gentle cardio session
Resistance Training
Non-contact training
Contact training
Back to playing sport
If at ANY time the symptoms return during this progression, you have to immediately stop and return back to the start (rest).
There has been studies to show that light cardio can actually fasten the recovery from concussions.
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