Essay On Concussions

Concussions in Girls’ Soccer Soccer is a very common sport across Ohio. Many of you have probably played, or at least watched soccer at some point. One thing that comes along with planning soccer is heading the ball. I personally have been playing soccer since I was four years old, so I’ve headed the ball countless times. Over the course of my soccer career, I have had 4 concussions. I actually had to sit out of my teams’ regional final game my senior year due to a concussion. It was extremely difficult sitting on the bench of what ended up being the end of our season and tournament run. Ten of the regular starters had been playing together since fifth grade. I’d give anything to play one more game with my team. Although heading the ball is
This is due to the underdeveloped muscles in female’s necks. An article from the Washington post found that for all matched sports, females were 12.1 percent more likely to get a concussion.
Wellington Hsu, a professor of orthopedic surgery at Northwestern, discussed that due to the fact they have less neck muscle, they are more likely to sustain an injury. The muscle acts as a cushion, and absorbs some of the impact. Girls’ soccer actually leads in amount of concussion with 34.5 percent of players experiencing a head injury. Football follows, with 24.7% of its players sustaining a concussion. Girls’ soccer has also seen a significant rise, more than doubling the amount of concussions in the past 10 years. Jumping from 15.2 percent to 34.5 percent. It is important to take this rise with a grain of salt, because as our technology and understanding of the brain progresses, it is easier to diagnose concussions. Meaning, that it is likely the numbers were close to the same, just multiple players went
Some of these include headache, loss of consciousness, confusion, amnesia, dizziness, ringing in the ears, nausea, vomiting, slurred speech, delayed response to questions, appearing dazed and fatigue. There are also some other symptoms, although less common are possible. These include seizures or bleeding in the brain. Most of these symptoms go away after a few hours, but some symptoms, such as headaches and dizziness can continue for weeks or months. There had been continued research regarding concussions in soccer players, and it is showed that there are long term effects on the brain. One common occurrence is CTE, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. This, according to the Concussion Foundation is a degenerative brain dieses are found in people who experience repetitive trauma on the brain. Business Insider stated that 90-96 percent of retired NFL players have been diagnosed with CTE. Sadly, it is common for people with CTE to commit suicide. Irritability, aggression, and vision problems are very