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=== Rest and return to physical and cognitive activity === Physical and cognitive rest is recommended for the first 24β48 hours following a concussion after which injured persons should gradually start gentle low-risk physical and cognitive activities that do not make current symptoms worse or bring on new symptoms.<ref name="Mc2017" /><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = DeMatteo C, Bednar ED, Randall S, Falla K | title = Effectiveness of return to activity and return to school protocols for children postconcussion: a systematic review | journal = BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine | volume = 6 | issue = 1 | pages = e000667 | date = February 2020 | pmid = 32153982 | pmc = 7047486 | doi = 10.1136/bmjsem-2019-000667 }}</ref> Any activity for which there is a risk of contact, falling, or bumping the head should be avoided until the person has clearance from a doctor or nurse practitioner.<ref name="Marshall_2018">{{cite web | vauthors = Marshall S, Bayley M, McCullagh S, Berrigan L, Fischer L, Ouchterlony D, Rockwell C, Velikonja D | date = 2018 | title = Guideline for Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Persistent Symptoms: 3rd Edition (for Adults 18+ years of age) | url = http://braininjuryguidelines.org/concussion/ | publisher = Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation | access-date = 2020-08-05 | archive-date = 2021-06-08 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210608185436/https://braininjuryguidelines.org/concussion/ | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="Mc2017" /><ref name="Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation_2019" /> Low-risk activities can be started even while a person has symptoms.<ref name="Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation_2019" /><ref name="www.cdc.gov_2020" /><ref name=":1" /> Resting completely for longer than 24β48 hours following concussion has been shown to be associated with longer recovery.<ref name="Zimmerman_2021" />
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