TY - JOUR T1 - Rest and return-to-sport recommendations following sport-related concussion (PEDro synthesis) JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2017-098756 SP - bjsports-2017-098756 AU - Arun Prasad Balasundaram AU - Anthony G Schneiders AU - S John Sullivan Y1 - 2017/12/21 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2017/12/21/bjsports-2017-098756.abstract N2 - McLeod TC, Lewis JH, Whelihan K, Bacon CE. Rest and return to activity after sport-related concussion: a systematic review of the literature. J Athl Train 2017; 52: 262–287.The international Concussion in Sport group consensus statement advocates rest (physical and cognitive) until the resolution of symptoms following sport-related concussion. It also recommends that athletes follow a graduated stepwise progressive protocol to safely return-to-sport (RTS).1 There is currently insufficient evidence1 for implementation of ‘Rest’ and/or ‘Graduated RTS protocol’ for concussion management, nor precise evidence-informed guidelines in terms of timing, quantity and duration for these interventions.The aim of the systematic review was to synthesise the literature related to rest and RTS/activity recommendations following sport-related concussion.The articles were retrieved using the search terms such as brain concussion, mild traumatic brain injury, physical and cognitive rest and return-to-activity. The databases were explored from the time of inception until October 2015, and these included the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, Educational Resources Information … ER -