Can Early Initiation of Rehabilitation With Wearable Sensor Technology Improve Outcomes in mTBI?

Participants in the Earlier Physical Therapy group will start physical therapy within a week of enrollment and baseline testing. Participants allocated to the Later Physical Therapy group will wait 6 weeks after enrollment and baseline testing before starting physical therapy, and re-test on study outcomes before starting physical therapy. Both groups will see a physical therapist in person twice per week for 2 weeks and once per week for 4 weeks for a total of 8 sessions over 6 weeks. Each session will last 60 minutes and consist of cardiovascular, cervical spine, and vestibular therapy exercises (static and dynamic balance). Participants will perform daily home exercises for 30 minutes with similar subcategories from the in-person sessions. Both the in-person physical therapy and home exercises will be individualized and progressive at the discretion of the physical therapist depending on the performance of the participant.

Wearable sensors measure movement during the home exercise program for later feedback.