What is concussion?

A concussion is a type of brain injury that may or may not be accompanied by loss of consciousness lasting seconds to minutes. Concussions are a common type of injury related to sports but can also occur from a blow to the head or fall involving the head.

How do members experience concussion?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with concussion*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for concussion*

*Data from patients with concussion, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with concussion*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Outpatient PT)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
concussion (1)

*Data from patients with concussion, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has concussion on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 5
20s 86
30s 585
40s 1,226
50s 1,317
60s 950
70+ 399

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 2,248
Female 2,347

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What is concussion?

A concussion is a type of brain injury that may or may not be accompanied by loss of consciousness lasting seconds to minutes. Concussions are a common type of injury related to sports but can also occur from a blow to the head or fall involving the head.



Common symptoms reported by people with concussion

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for concussion

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Outpatient PT)
Type
Physical Therapy
How many have tried
143
Tried for
concussion (1)

Data from patients with concussion, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Last updated:


Compare treatments taken by people with concussion

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Outpatient PT)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
concussion (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with concussion, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has concussion on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 139 say concussion is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 5
20s 86
30s 585
40s 1,226
50s 1,317
60s 950
70+ 399

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 2,248
Female 2,347

These charts show data from concussion patients who have completed their condition history
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