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Use of the Buffalo Concussion Treadmill Test in community adult patients with mild traumatic brain injury.
DeGroot et al., PM R 2024
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https://doi.org/10.1002/pmrj.13132
The study explores the effectiveness of the Buffalo Concussion Treadmill Test (BCTT) in assessing exercise tolerance in adults with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) compared to uninjured controls (UC). Conducted at an academic medical center, it involved 37 adults with mTBI and 24 UCs, assessing them 1 week and 1 month post-injury. The findings reveal that individuals with mTBI showed a higher intolerance to exercise, with 55.6% showing signs of intolerance at 1 week, decreasing slightly to 48% at 1 month. In contrast, 30% of UCs completed the BCTT at both time points, with discontinuation mainly due to nonspecific symptoms or physical exertion. Factors such as higher body mass index, shorter height, female gender, and greater post-concussion symptoms were associated with shorter BCTT duration. This study highlights the BCTT’s potential utility in clinical assessments for adults with mTBI, emphasizing the need to consider individual characteristics and noninjury factors in interpretation.