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Issue title: Why Military Neurorehabilitation Research is Relevant to Everyone
Guest editors: David X. Cifu and Sidney R. Hinds
Article type: Research Article
Authors: Gano, Amandaa; b; * | Gold, Joannea; c | Remigio-Baker, Rosemay A.a; d | Monti, Katrinaa; e
Affiliations: [a] Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence, Silver Spring, MD, USA | [b] General Dynamics Information Technology, Falls Church, VA, USA | [c] Em Key Solutions, St. Petersburg, FL, USA | [d] Compass Government Solutions, Annapolis, MD, USA | [e] CICONIX LLC, Annapolis, MD, USA
Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Amanda Gano, DMSc, MPH, MS, PA-C. E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: BACKGROUND:Concussion, also known as mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), is a condition with unique ties to military service. Service members (SMs) are inherently at a higher risk for concussive injuries due to the intense physical training environment and combat operational tempo required to serve. The Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence (TBICoE) is the US Department of Defense authority on this condition and provides a thorough approach to management of concussion and associated symptom sequela. OBJECTIVES:This article seeks to review the TBICoE approach to the management and rehabilitation of military SMs with mTBI, and highlight resources available to military medical providers. METHODS:The authors reviewed evidence and TBICoE resources to provide this comprehensive overview of the TBICoE approach to management and rehabilitation of concussion in military SMs. RESULTS:A progressive return to activity protocol in conjunction with symptom-guided management of common post-concussive sequelae, including headache, vestibular and oculomotor issues, sleep dysfunction, cognitive rehabilitation, and behavioral health comorbidities are essential for concussion management in the acute, post-acute and chronic phases of injury. CONCLUSION:The TBICoE approach to the rehabilitation of military SMs is comprehensive, and includes initial management with a stepwise return to duty protocol and an objective return to duty screening. The mainstays of treatment for SMs with post-acute and chronic post-concussion symptoms are headache management, vestibular and oculomotor rehabilitation, sleep interventions, cognitive rehabilitation, and early intervention for behavioral health comorbidities. These evidence-based strategies may be applied in the treatment of SMs in the US and internationally.
Keywords: Traumatic brain injury, concussion, military, rehabilitation, service members, veterans
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-230269
Journal: NeuroRehabilitation, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 347-356, 2024
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