Recovering from a concussion? Avoid screens for a little while

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2021-09-08 01:00

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Just had a concussion? It might be worth putting down the phone for a day or two, according to international researchers who looked at the screen time of 125 patients with concussion aged 12 to 25 and found limiting screen time might speed up concussion recovery. Those who abstained from screens in the first 48 hours of recovery experienced symptoms for a shorter period of time (3.5 days) compared with those who were permitted screen time (8 days), the team found. While this is preliminary research, the team says the results support recommendations to limit screen time just after a concussion. #science!

Journal/
conference: JAMA Pediatrics

Research:Paper

Organisation/s: University of Massachusetts, USA

Funder: Dr Martin reported receiving grants from the Beth Israel Deaconess Department of Neonatology Foundation outside the submitted work. Dr Babu reported receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health and having contracts with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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