Expert Recommends No Texting, Video Games, Computer Use or TV Following Concussion

High school and college football players should cease texting, using computers, playing video games or watching TV for at least one week after sustaining a concussion, says a brain trauma expert with the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey.

“You have to reduce the brain’s workload,” says Rosemarie Moser, PhD, lead author of a study on the benefits of complete rest following a concussion. The results appear in The Journal of Pediatrics. In preparing the report, Moser and her colleagues looked at the medical records of 49 high school and college-age students, ages 14 to 23 years, from April 2010 to September 2011.

According to Moser, many doctors are not experienced in the treatment of concussion, and often tell patients to go home and rest.

“The problem is, everyone defines rest differently,” she says. “What we are calling for is comprehensive rest.” For more information, click here to read the full article.