Sarah Ghaffoor's Use Of Concussions In Sports
Sarah Ghaffoor is from New Jersey. She was accepted into Mercer County Community College, where she earned her associate degree in exercise science while playing collegiate soccer. After two years at Mercer County Community College, she transferred to Chowan University to further her education and continue her soccer career. At Chowan University, she is a member of the Women’s Soccer Team and currently a senior who is majoring in the exercise science field of study. She is currently applying to graduate school for sports medicine/athletic training which is one of her interests alone with the rehabitions and evaluations of athletes. The recent years of the media coverage have been focused on the issue of concussions in sports. The movie
“concussion” was released in December 2015 started a media uproar that focus around the professional football players due to the game is built around quick and full contact between powerful players. The movie was based off a true-life story which unfolded in September 2002, when Dr. Bennet Omalu was assigned to perform an autopsy on the body of Mike Webster. He discovered the presence of tau proteins. The proteins would cause impair moods and cognitive function upon accumulation in brain. It has been usually found in the brains of the deceased boxers. The condition of rap proteins were named "Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy,”(CTE). The research topic for SSPE420 is going to focus on the concussion of athletes within the terms of Neuro-proteins and damage of brain in comparison to particular sport and gender/age. The demand for research on the cognitive and neuropathological consequences of repetitive head impacts in athletes has been an uprise in the sports medicine field. The government and National Athletic Trainer Assocition(NATA) has created guidelines and statements on the concerning effects of “subconcussive” head impacts and multiple concussions. For an example, the study of 37 former professional soccer players resulted in the finding of 81 percent of the players has experienced the mild to severe deficits in the areas of attention, concentration, memory, and judgment. The researchers have information to develop the conclusion of permanent brain damage from the repeated\traumas from headers (Tysvaer and Lochen, 1991). The United State Federation has made it illegal for under the age of 11 to head the ball during practice or game. The research of concussion is going to rapidly evolved in demand due to the athletes safe.
“concussion” was released in December 2015 started a media uproar that focus around the professional football players due to the game is built around quick and full contact between powerful players. The movie was based off a true-life story which unfolded in September 2002, when Dr. Bennet Omalu was assigned to perform an autopsy on the body of Mike Webster. He discovered the presence of tau proteins. The proteins would cause impair moods and cognitive function upon accumulation in brain. It has been usually found in the brains of the deceased boxers. The condition of rap proteins were named "Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy,”(CTE). The research topic for SSPE420 is going to focus on the concussion of athletes within the terms of Neuro-proteins and damage of brain in comparison to particular sport and gender/age. The demand for research on the cognitive and neuropathological consequences of repetitive head impacts in athletes has been an uprise in the sports medicine field. The government and National Athletic Trainer Assocition(NATA) has created guidelines and statements on the concerning effects of “subconcussive” head impacts and multiple concussions. For an example, the study of 37 former professional soccer players resulted in the finding of 81 percent of the players has experienced the mild to severe deficits in the areas of attention, concentration, memory, and judgment. The researchers have information to develop the conclusion of permanent brain damage from the repeated\traumas from headers (Tysvaer and Lochen, 1991). The United State Federation has made it illegal for under the age of 11 to head the ball during practice or game. The research of concussion is going to rapidly evolved in demand due to the athletes safe.