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For children with concussion, higher cumulative moderate-to-vigorous physical activity is associated with lower symptom burden.

For children with concussion, higher cMVPA during the first and second weeks postinjury is associated with lower symptom burden.

The study concluded that prolonged absences from school and other activities following a concussion “may be detrimental to recovery”.

Risk increased for developing a mental health issue, self-harm, and psychiatric hospitalization after a concussion.

For children aged 5 to 18 years, concussion is associated with an increased risk for mental health problems.

“This study shows that concussions can be much more than a physical head injury," lead author Andrée-Anne Ledoux says.

As this study from Canada, reproduced below, shows, Concussions can lead to mental health problems in youth. It has clear from years that untreated brain wounds cause disruptions in health: mental, physical, emotional, behavioral, etc. Parents and Students do not have to sit idly by, hoping that time will “heal”

The incidence rates of any mental health problem were 11,141 per 100,000 person-years in the exposed group and 7,960 per 100,000 person-years in the unexposed group.

Doctors should assess for pre-existing and new mental health symptoms throughout concussion recovery, the researchers say.

Higher risks of self-harm and psychiatric hospitalization seen vs orthopedic injury