Prescribing exercise cuts concussion recovery time in half, experts say JACKSON THOMASSUPPLIED / NICHEONETriathlete Terenzo Bozzone adopted an active exercise recovery program after a concussion in July. Dr Barry Willer, from Canada, suggested recovery time could be halved with 'active recovery', as opposed to the traditional method of taking it easy for a few days. Well exercise is medicine, and we can do the same thing wth concussion through active recovery," Willer said. His team helped triathlete Terenzo Bozzone overcome his concussion in July, after he was hit by a truck while riding his bike in Auckland, by using active recovery. The Napier conference also hosted Professor Ciaran Bolger, a top neurosurgeon, who spoke glowingly about active recovery methods being implemented in New Zealand.

Source: Stuff November 25, 2018 22:41 UTC