Life Long Effect of Concussion Consistently hear about an athlete that resigns long before their prime is over due to a long lasting impacts of concussion. After you encounter a concussion‚ post-concussion will likely linger for a day‚ weeks months even a year. “A Post-concussion syndrome is a complex disorder in which various symptoms such as headaches and dizziness last for weeks and sometimes months after the injury that caused the concussion” (Mayo Clinic). As a concussion casualty gets older
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they play? Football concussions are a big deal when it comes to mental and physical stability. NFL players may be able to sustain through concussions and pain (even though it is a bad thing to ignore)‚ but teenagers‚ on the other hand‚ shouldn’t try to fight the pain. High schools should not be able to run football teams knowing the dangers of the sport. Teenagers are more susceptible to get life-threatening brain damage from a concussion. Not only can football cause concussions‚ it can cause pain
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Concussions while playing football has been under the microscope for a while now‚ the players that are wanting compensation for these concussion incidents are saying the concussions have caused neurological impairments and multiple other fatal diagnoses such as Alzheimer’s‚ Parkinson’s‚ ALS and even death. One of the lead plaintiffs in this class action against the NFL was Kevin Turner‚ who died at the age of forty-six. Turner was diagnosed with ALS six years before he died‚ it turned out that the
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concentration‚ memory‚ balance and coordination” (“Concussion‚” 2017). Concussions are most often suffered through participation in a contact sport‚ such as football. As Mayoclinic.com declares‚ concussions are usually temporary and can be recovered from (“Concussion‚” 2017). However‚ playing a contact sport like football can often lead to suffering multiple concussions‚ which are much harder to recover from. Football players that sustain multiple concussions are at risk of developing a deadly disease called
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800‚000 reported concussions‚ 47% of those reports took place in high school football. 1 in 5 athletes will experience a concussion in each sport season and 33% of those athletes will experience at least one more before their high school graduation. Together as high school athletes‚ we need to stand up for our neurological safety in high school football by learning how to identify‚ treat and prevent a concussion. Now many people have no idea what a concussion even is. “A concussion is a traumatic
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Concussions have turned into a big problem in major sports and it has caused parents to rethink if their child should play an contact sport like football. A concussion is when there is an severe blow to your head that causes confusion and other symptoms like headaches. Many people believe that children under a certain age shouldn’t be aloud to play contact sports like football. Others believe that parents and young children should be educated on concussions and how to ensure the safety of their kid
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Concussion‚ a mild traumatic brain injury‚ it may leave you temporarily unconscious and an aftereffect that will leave you confused and incapacity. These head injuries can be caused by violent blows to the head or can also be described as a violent shaking of the head or body. Since studies on head injuries have increased over the past years there has been a lot of attention on concussions‚ how they can be prevented and the affect that it has on the brain. The attention has been so high that the
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Risk is intentionally facing danger‚ in order to achieve possible benefits. The articles ‘Concussions and Football’ by Richard C. Crepeau‚ University of Central Florida and ‘Why people smoke’ by Martin J Jarvis both feature a central theme of risk taking. Professional football players risk their future health in terms of brain function‚ cognitive and motor skills‚ to play a game built upon violence which provides players with a physical rush‚ fame and a prosperous career. One player said “he knew
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Sports get physical no matter if it is contract or not‚ one of the major problems with getting tossed around is head trauma. Concussions happen when someone sustains a hard hit to the head and gets their “bell rung”. This is where the brain hits against the skull damaging part of it. This is a very serious injury that cannot be taken lightly because if not properly treated it can have ill effects down the road that can lead to more serious problems. In high school sports it’s all about winning and
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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
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