--- title: Concussion Symptoms: Resuming Physical Activity May Reduce Symptoms description: Concussion patients who wait several days to resume physical activity may be more likely to suffer symptoms of the condition canonical: https://time.com/3653359/concussion-physical-activity/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-01-05T12:49:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T03:16:04.897Z article:section: Health og:title: Longer Rest After Concussions Might Not Be Good, Study Says og:description: New research calls into question the five-day waiting period for concussion patients. og:url: https://time.com/3653359/concussion-physical-activity/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Longer Rest After Concussions Might Not Be Good, Study Says twitter:description: New research calls into question the five-day waiting period for concussion patients. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Longer Rest After Concussions Might Not Be Good, Study Says > Sponsored content. 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Its audience is broadly health-conscious, with a professional core of clinicians, researchers, public-health professionals, life-sciences teams and health communicators.  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Jan 5, 2015 12:49 PM UTC  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Jan 5, 2015 12:49 PM UTC Concussion patients who wait several days to resume physical activity after receiving a hit may be more likely to suffer symptoms of the condition, a new [study](http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2015/01/01/peds.2014-0966.abstract) suggests. The research calls into question the five-day waiting period for concussion patients recommended by some doctors. The study, published Monday in the journal _Pediatrics_, compared patients who waited five days to resume physical activity with those who waited one or two days. Patients who waited longer were more likely to report suffering from headaches and nausea in the first few days after the concussion and emotional symptoms in the 10 days following the blow. The study looked at almost 100 concussion patients between the ages of 11 and 22 who had been admitted to the emergency room with a concussion. The findings do not necessarily apply to patients with more severe concussions. 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