D: The Sternocleidomastroid muscle is the muscle that Stewart refers to as the “rope in the neck”. The functions of Sternocleidomastriod include: It rotates the head to the opposite side or obliquely rotate the head, also flexes the neck and extends the head.…
F. The bone of the neck region that could be affected or damage by strangulation or neck trauma other than the cervical vertebrae is the hyoid bone.…
There are many ways that back pain can be prevented. Practicing prevention techniques can also help reduce the severity of symptoms you should experience a lower back injury. Prevention involves:…
Football helmets have always been designed to prevent and stop skull fractures. Now they have the same design and are trying to prevent concussions and professionals don't even fully understand concussions. “The majority of helmets are designed , tested and certified for linear compression only. They don't help/prevent violent twisting during angled impacts. The sharp twisting from angled impacts. The sharp twisting from angled hits increases the potential of…
Muscle contractions happen when muscle fibers are stimulated, which can cause one of many types of contractions. Isometric contractions, which means that tension happens in the muscle but there is no change in muscle length, therefore there is no movement of the muscle itself. An example of Isometric contractions would be strength training, such as holding a weight still, which happens in the biceps brachii. The biceps brachii the gets more tension, but the muscle length stays the same. As for isotonic contractions, which means that tension is in the muscle while there is a change of length, can be split into two types: Concentric contraction, in which the tension causes the muscle to shorten, and eccentric, in which the tension causes the muscle to elongate.…
In “Head And Neck Injuries In Football (Soccer)” Ammar Al-Kashmiri and J. Scott Delaney examine how concussions happen in soccer, what happens to the head when concussed, and how they can be prevented. Al-Kashmiri and Delaney go in depth on the incidence, distribution, and possible control of concussions, making known the increase in head injuries as well as providing multiple studies and statistics for sports related concussions. Transitioning into the biomechanics of a concussion, the authors explain how most concussions in soccer happen, when and where concussions are more likely to occur, and the effect of different types of contact with the head in regard to severity of concussion. Even if an initial head injury does not result in a concussion,…
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) also called median nerve compression is a very common injury to the hand and wrist that causes numbness and tingling. More than 3 million cases of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome are reported each year in the United States . The carpal tunnel is a passageway from your wrist to your hand that consists of bones, tendons, ligaments, and the median nerve. The median nerve that passes through this tunnel is responsible for delivering sensations to the thumb, index finger, middle finger, and the thumb side of the ring finger . The pathology of this injury is believed to be due to compression, entrapment, or irritation of the median nerve. Anything that may cause a reduction in the narrow space of the carpal…
Almost all of America has seen or heard of the popular sport Football. Football stands on the objective to get the ball across to the opponent's goal. As a way to protect the opposing team from scoring, the players can tackle the opposing team. Tackling an opponent can lead to many serious injuries injuries, including concussions. Concussions consist of forceful collisions against the head and can lead to chronic traumatic encephalopathy or C.T.E, a degenerative brain disease. As a result of football being dangerous the N.F.L, the National Football League, created the head, neck, and spine committee to help diagnosis, prevent, and treat players with sports related…
As I was reading Gym Candy, by Carl Deuker, I chose to write you a letter because you are a very talented student athlete. I was captivated because I also am a student athlete and I know the struggles and pressures that come along with the expectations. I was amazed that you started on varsity football as a freshman which is extremely difficult and overly time consuming! You take pride in your athletic and what I was most intrigued is your excelling academics. A question that I have for you is how you managed to keep your GPA at 3.8 and a starting position at running back?…
However, such risks infrequently take region while you are careless at some point of snowboarding. The lower back portion of the helmet is designed to protect your neck however up to some extent best, in particular, whilst you fall for your lower back. However, it'll now not guard you against most extensive injuries, and so if you tend to carry out aggressive stunts, it's far especially recommended that you also put on neck tools at the side of the helmet.…
I. Attention Getter: Imagine you’re an NFL quarterback taking a three step drop, you have 5 seconds if that to get rid of the ball before a 350 pound defensive lineman comes charging at you and throws you to the ground, as your falling you slam your head against the ground causing your brain to rattle against your skull. You now have a concussion and will watch from the sideline the rest of the game.…
Anger is an effective and widespread response and it is an important component for promoting social change. It ignites conversation and creates awareness, Method Man exclaims in a Rolling Stone article “We the street news. What the cameras don't show, we tell. That's the reason they wanna stop it – it's straight at you, hardcore, and the truth hurts” (Method Man). They say things for what they are, for example in the song “Protect Ya Neck” Inspectah Deck raps “Out for justice/ The roughness, yes the/ rudeness, ruckus/ Red rum, I verbally assault with/ the tongue” (Inspectah Deck). He describes his rhymes as verbal assault, and if you listen to the song the deleverence is like they are schooling you in a lesson. It’s very confrontational and…
Reese M- Finds information on neck bones and their functions,and on the supportive structures of the head; bones c3-c7 in the neck. He also is responsible for linking this information to the overall topic of the effects on hard hits in football.…
These hits to the head can lead to headache, loss of memory, confusion, and even debilitating, chronic brain diseases such as dementia. The severity of head trauma in the NFL has been ignored for too long. The National Football League needs to be more concerned with player safety, and to institute rule changes that will diminish head injuries.…
In humanity’s understanding of the surrounding world, there are certain unalienable truths, or natural laws. Typically, these regard the essence of life and its intersection with humanity, with examples including the creation of new life, the permanence of death, and the inability of humans to defy physics and utilize magic. In literature, these laws offer a common topic of exploration, both in terms of what constitutes a universal truth and what happens when such a truth is rejected. Two examples of works that explore the latter theme are Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus and Christopher Marlowe’s The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus. Shelley tackles the subject of the life’s origin, when Victor…