Comparison of Long Term Benefits of Vestibular, Aerobic, and Mental Health Therapies in Concussion Rehabilitation

The aim of this research is to compare the long-term benefits of vestibular, aerobic, and mental health therapies in individuals with post-concussion symptoms. The study aims to look at the general population and is not limited to athletes or physically active individuals. The study design utilizes a systematic review process better known as a critically appraised topic. The specific database used is Medline, which limiters were post-concussion syndrome, long-term effects, vestibular therapy, mental health, and aerobic therapy. Inclusion criteria include human subjects, concussions, long term symptoms. Exclusions include non-English, abstract only, concussions caused by blast injury, and concussions associated with severe trauma. Evidence quality scores on the PEDRO scale will be used. This scale is a numerical scale of 0-11, any score less than 8 will not be used. Results show that aerobic rehabilitation is more widely used in sports-related concussions and is more effective and vestibular rehabilitation is more widely used in patients with normal concussions. tends to be more effective. Mental health therapy has been seen to be the least effective but it is also the least used which leads to it needing to be further researched.