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A new study published in PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal shows earlier physical therapy after mild traumatic brain injury, or mTBI, can improve outcomes of patients with concussion. Those who received physical therapy earlier following injury — about five weeks sooner than the second group in the trial of 203 adults — reported less dizziness, had quicker improvement of symptoms, and regained balance control faster.

In this review: In People with Subacute Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, earlier Physical Therapy Improved Symptoms at a Faster Rate than Later Physical Therapy: Randomized Controlled Trial (PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation)

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