What are the causes and effect of concussions in sports? The head injury can cause a lot of effects like short term memory‚ memory loss and maybe discomfort. Head injury is common in contact sports like football‚ basketball‚ baseball etc... Concussions are not fun for anyone‚ especially if you have to sit out for the recovery process. “The international journal‚ Brain‚ published a study showing evidence of an increased risk of brain injury among athletes‚ who absorbed repeated hits to the head
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Professor Utter PEP 351 20 November 2013 Concussions With all the excitement sports in our country and even around the world bring‚ some horrific injuries occur due to the competiveness of each participant. The human body can only take so much‚ and seems like a big target when competition is involved between two or more teams. An injury that has evolved the most out of all the injuries that can occur to someone is the concussion. According to the National Athletic Trainers’
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Each year‚ approximately 1.6 to 3.8 billion Americans receive concussions from sports and recreational activities . Many of the people suffering from concussions are involved in competitive sports‚ especially high school sport teams (The Center for Disease Control and Prevention). While participating in a high school sport is normal‚ the players would not want to miss a game if they did not have to‚ and many of the players assume that if they go to the athletic trainer as soon as the game is over
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such as head trauma. Head injury is a complex structure that needs to be deal with not only by the players but also the people surrounding them. Concussion is a type of head injury that used to be treated mildly because of its light side effects but is now proven to cause deficiency in later life
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Have you ever experienced a concussion? A concussion is a form of brain injury‚ also known as minor head trauma or mild head injury‚ resulting from punches‚ falls‚ blunt force trauma‚ or any other impact to the head. Headaches‚ emotional irritability‚ and unpredictability are all common symptoms of a concussion. Concussions in pro sports are becoming an international problem because they are becoming more and more common; they can end careers‚ and can have long term affects on the brain if not treated
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A concussion is a brain injury that is caused by a blow‚ impact‚ or even violent sudden movements such as shaking. A concussion can occur with or without the loss of consciousness and can lead to problems later on. Concussions have some noticeable symptoms including confusion‚ headache‚ dizziness‚ vertigo‚ nausea and vomiting‚ fatigue‚ and drowsiness. Some other symptoms of a concussion include ear ringing and slurred speech. All signs of a concussion can be lasting symptoms of concussions as well
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Estimates regarding the chance of an athlete in contact sport experiencing a concussion may be as high as 19% per season. Common signs reported by athletes that has suffered from a concussion may include: headaches‚ nausea‚ dizziness‚ blurred vision‚ sensitivity to light or noise‚ and loss of memory. Acute evaluation continues with the assessment of concussions. First‚ the athlete should establish the presence of any loss or other alteration of consciousness (LOC). LOC
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Loren Powers 11/20/2012 English 102 The Dangers of Concussion in Football In a country that thrives on competition it is no wonder Americans have embraced football as their favorite sport. Every weekend during football season‚ millions line up‚ tune in‚ or change the channel to watch their favorite teams do battle for 60 minutes. It is a rough physical game and at the collegiate and professional levels‚ played by some of the worlds best athletes. There are many dangers involved when
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Tackling the Concussion Issue Imagine that feeling when all your friends are playing football‚ but your parents do not let you because they are afraid of concussions. You would feel left out‚ right? In an ESPN survey‚ two thirds of the parents said they were afraid of concussions and think it is a big issue (Lavigne‚ 2012). Football is an awesome experience for kids on and off the field‚ so‚ why take that away from them? Parents should let their kids play football with the risk of concussions because
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Nowadays‚ it seems like athletes get concussions all the time. Concussions can be very detrimental to a persons health‚ and should be taken seriously. Athletes should take more time out of their sport when they get a concussion or other head injury because it could lead to brain damage in the future‚ it could be very serious‚ and because high school students are a lot more prone to concussions. However‚ on the bottom of the first article it states there has been a rise in technological advances that
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