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The benefits of exercise in individuals with traumatic brain injury: a retrospective study
W A Gordon1, M Sliwinski, J Echo
1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York 10029, USA.
Objective:
This study examined the benefits of exercise.
Design:
A retrospective study.
Setting:
A community-based sample.
Participants:
A sample of 240 individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) (64 exercisers and 176 nonexercisers) and 139 individuals without a disability (66 exercisers and 73 nonexercisers).
Main Outcome Measures:
Scales measuring disability and handicap.
Results:
It was found that the TBI exercisers were less depressed than nonexercising individuals with TBI, TBI exercisers reported fewer symptoms, and their self-reported health status was better than the nonexercising individuals with TBI. There were no differences between the two groups of individuals with TBI on measures of disability and handicap.
Conclusions:
The findings suggest that exercise improves mood and aspects of health status but does affect aspects of disability and handicap.