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City Washington / DC / Philadelphia / Canberra / / Country Australia / / / Facility American College of Sports Medicine / Australian Institute of Health / / MedicalCondition traumatic brain injury / pain / contracture / injury / Parkinson’s disease / Multiple Sclerosis / e.g. meningitis / brain injury / infections / stroke / spastic hypertonia / cognitive impairment / Acquired brain injury / tumours / / Organization American College of Sports Medicine / US Department of Health and Human Services / Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee / Australian Institute of Health and Welfare / / / Position Archer / Driver / Accredited Exercise Physiologist / / PublishedMedium Lippincott Williams & Wilkins / / Technology Sports Medicine / / URL www.essa.org.au / www.exerciseright.com.au / www.exerciseismedicine.org.au / / SocialTag 
Acquired brain injury and exercise Acquired brain injury (ABI) refers to damage to the brain that occurs after birth. Causes include trauma from an external force (e.g. a direct blow to the head), hypoxia (lack of oxygen