Brain Trauma In Sports

Although many activities and sports may be enjoyable, some may cause long-term consequences specifically to the brain. There have been several reports of brain trauma and head injuries due to certain sports, such as football. Research shows many individuals who have experienced the dangers of brain damage because of physical infliction during a game of football. The movie Concussion shows a forensic pathologist who discovers chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, while performing an autopsy on deceased former football players. An article by New York Times also discusses the risks of football and the company, Pop Warner, that disregarded the harm of brain trauma. Some dangerous activities that could potentially harm the brain by repeated injuries to the head should be prevented to protect certain individuals, such as athletes, from CTE because some companies are ignoring the long-term consequences.
To start off, CTE is a progressive degenerative disease of the brain caused by repetitive brain trauma and can be found in many former athletes. According to Boston University, “Recent reports have been published of
The quote “The patient's premortem medical history included symptoms of cognitive impairment, a mood disorder, and parkinsonian symptoms. There was no family history of Alzheimer's disease or any other head trauma outside football.” (Omalu, et al.) explains how this former football athlete has suffered several concussions which led to his death. While studying this deceased man, Omalu had discovered that multiple head trauma caused long-term brain injuries, such as motor impairment. The football organizations should prevent this by improving the equipment and health of the players. These companies are accountable for the injuries and deaths of their athletes and because of that, they should consider the physical infliction caused by this