Concussions: The Importance Of Trauma In Sports

Many people are attaining trauma induced injuries from playing sports. By law, a medical professional must sign off before an injured player can go back to the field. In addition to obtaining a concussion, injured athletes should be required to sit out for longer periods of time to allow the brain to heal completely. Head injuries, such as concussions, are linked with permanent brain damage. While some may claim that concussions take up to a week to heal, approximately 10% of athletes require more than seven days to recover. Athletes that are injured would be removed from the game prematurely in fear of an additional concussion or other serious head trauma. Although some people think that the athletes shouldn't wait longer than their current
When something like a concussion happens to your brain, it changes your mental status. "The effects of repeated concussions can be cumulative, and after a concussion, there is a period in which the brain is particularly vulnerable to further injury". But, your brain gets vulnerable. If you get a second concussion during this time, you can suffer from permanent brain damage. Girls are more subject to concussions than boys. Female bodies are different than a male's in a way of how they are structurally built. The neck is weaker in a female's body and the head is also smaller. A female is also more susceptible to further injury if she is in a pre-menstrual stage because the hormone stages aren't balanced. Since so many athletes are suffering from brain damage and concussions, it would be a smart idea to lengthen the duration of the time a player must be out of the game in order to fully and completely heal. If they don't allow the injury to completely heal, they may face permanent consequences such as brain damage and memory loss. New technologies are being made available for helmets and liners that absorb shocks to help prevent serious head