Tuesday 11/March/2025 – 09:12 PM
A new study found that sleep is an essential element in the recovery of children from concussion, according to what was published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Good sleep accelerates the recovery of children from concussion
The study showed that reducing the naps during the day, and committing to about seven hours of sleep every night, contributes to accelerating recovery from concussion during the first week after the injury.
According to researchers, children who get seven hours of sleep per day double their chances of recovering quickly compared to others, and in return, the results revealed that every additional hour of naps during the day reduces the possibility of disappearance of concussion by 12% during the first week of injury.
The effect of sleep on recovery from concussion
The researchers said, excessive sleep during the day or not getting enough sleep at night, may slow the process of recovery from concussion, noting that adhering to healthy sleep habits, such as reducing nap and focusing on regular sleep at night, may help accelerate recovery.
The results of the study showed that about two million children under the age of 18 of the brain’s concussion annually in the United States, and sleep disorder is one of the common problems, which faces children during the recovery period, as 34% of them reported their suffering from insomnia, excessive sleep or difficulty in being sleeping.
During the study, the researchers followed sleep patterns of 78 children between the ages of 11 and 17, with an average age of 14, and collected their data using wearable devices during the first week of the injury.
The study showed that children sleep less than five hours a day, in addition to those who sleep between five to eight hours, have witnessed a rapid improvement in their symptoms, and the researchers confirmed that the ideal sleep to recover people with concussion is seven hours per day.
