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In this episode of the PTJ Podcast, outgoing Associate Editor Lori Quinn, PT, EdD, FAPTA, talks with Kody Campbell, PhD, and Laurie King, PhD, PT, MCR, about their recently published clinical trial, which investigated the influence of physical therapy timing on symptom improvement in 203 adults with a mild traumatic brain injury. The authors discuss the differences in referral times between athletes and the general public, how the trial interventions were personalized to allow for progression, and why patients who received earlier physical therapy showed more improvement in balance and reaction times compared with those who received later physical therapy.   

Campbell and King are co-authors of the article "In People with Subacute Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, earlier Physical Therapy Improved Symptoms at a Faster Rate than Later Physical Therapy: Randomized Controlled Trial." Read the article on the PTJ website and follow PTJ on LinkedIn for more research updates.

Our Speakers

Lori Quinn, PT, EdD, FAPTA, is a professor of movement sciences and kinesiology and the chair for the Department of Biobehavioral Sciences at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City.

Laurie King, PhD, PT, MCR, is a professor in the Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon.

Kody Campbell, PhD, is the assistant director of the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program at the Datalys Center in Indianapolis, Indiana.