A new study has revealed this Depression May hinder athletes’ recovery ShakeAnd having both conditions increases the severity of each. The study’s researchers found that student-athletes suffering from both concussion and depression experienced worse symptoms for both conditions than those with only one condition. This study was published in the journal Brain Research.

The research team, led by Owen Griffith, a doctoral candidate in kinesiology at Penn State, observed that electrical signals in the brain were more disrupted in people with both conditions than in people with only one condition. “We wanted to measure – subjectively and objectively – whether these two neurological conditions have a compounding effect on each other, and our study showed that they do,” Griffith said.

The study involved 35 college athletes (10 men and 25 women) who underwent electroencephalogram (EEG) brain scans and screening for concussion and depression. Athletes who had both conditions had almost twice the number symptoms of depression As for those who only had one. Furthermore, these athletes experienced worse and longer lasting post-concussion symptoms than their peers who suffered concussion alone.

Brain wave patterns measured through EEG scans revealed substantial disruptions in functional connectivity between different brain areas in people suffering from both depression and stroke. The researchers said, “These EEG measurements show that functional connectivity between brain regions in people with a history of sports-related injury and depression is disrupted to a greater extent than in people with no history of either or any of the conditions.” Are not suffering from.” While people with both conditions showed some disruption in neural connectivity, the effect was far more pronounced in people with both conditions.

Highlighting the novelty of this research, Griffith said, “To our knowledge, this is the first time that anyone has used EEG to study the co-occurrence of concussions and depression in this way. Whereas studies have only looked at brain The results offer a partial picture of connectivity disruption so impressive that physicians may be encouraged to consider it in patient care.”

The study results suggest that sports doctors and athletic trainers may need to adjust their treatment plans for athletes struggling with both depression and concussion. For example, depressed athletes who suffer a concussion may require a longer recovery period before returning to play.

Semyon Slobonov, professor of kinesiology and senior researcher on the study, stressed the need for personalized care, saying, “We routinely see people who struggle to recover from injury, while others recover quickly. Historically, injury treatment has been adopted in a one-size-fits-all solution. This study shows that pre-existing athletes mental health “Conditions may require more attention to ensure they make a full recovery.”

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