Clough‚ Jack NFL Concussions Statement Paper Safety in the National Football League has forever been the most talked about subject in terms of rule changing for the game. The biggest ongoing injury in the NFL besides torn MCL’s is concussions. A concussion is a blow to the head that causes major trauma and confusion or temporary incapacity. In some recent cases it has triggered nerves in the players brain’s to have suicidal thoughts. Since the NFL was founded in 1920 there has been multiple
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In case you or someone you care about is a victim of a motorbike crash resulting in traumatic brain injury‚ it’s essential to speak to a motorcycle accident attorney and a specialist in traumatic brain injuries who can help reconstruct the incident and also acquire compensation. There are several possible causes of brain injuries‚ but the leading cause is motorcycle accidents. Motorbike accidents along with auto accidents are the biggest source of these injuries in the United States alone. Vehicle
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Do you enjoy sports‚ but worry about the injuries involved? Well you’re not alone. According to an article about sports medicine‚ “During the last decade‚ ED visits for sports- and recreation-related TBIs‚ including concussions‚ among children and adolescents increased by 60%” (OHSAA). This statistic shows that during sports‚ some people can get really intense with it and injure themselves minorly or even seriously. We need to make equipment that will try to prevent these accidents. To enjoy sports
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have been magnified in the media recently‚ it is important to look at not only these risks‚ but the benefits of this multi-billion dollar sport. It seems as if every time the TV is turned on a new ex-football player is seen suing the NFL due to concussions. It is a fact that football players have a much greater chance of receiving neurological injuries. In Tanya Lewis’ article‚ “Retired NFL Players Show ’Pronounced’ Brain Abnormalities”; she shows the reader just exactly how football can affect the
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I. ATTENTION GETTER: While watching a sports game‚ have you ever witnessed someone getting injured? These circumstances can ruin someone’s career‚ or even ruin the rest of their life. Injuries in sports have even caused death. While a sport is a game‚ people should do certain things to prevent anything serious from happening. II. REASONS TO LISTEN: Some of you might think the topic of sports injuries might be boring and useless‚ but maybe you can take something from what I have to say.
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than what met the eye. Webster was the first confirmed case of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). CTE is defined by the Brain Injury Research Institute as‚ “a degenerative brain disease most commonly found in those who have suffered multiple concussions or mild traumatic brain injuries (Omalu What is CTE?).” In this essay‚ I will explore CTE and what the NFL has-or rather has not-done to help its players in order to determine if football does cause CTE. Under the microscope‚ you can see CTE as
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The risk of being injured when playing a sport is very high for anyone. The higher division one plays in‚ the higher the risk of obtaining a serious injury. For professional teams such as The National Football League (NFL) and The National Hockey League (NHL)‚ the chances of getting a life altering injury is exceedingly high. Professional athletes are mature enough to understand the repercussions of obtaining a life-altering injury when they play for a professional sports team‚ and for the salary
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One research program called LEGEND‚ Longitudinal Examination to Gather Evidence of Neurodegenerative Disease‚ has participants both with and without a history of concussions‚ take interviews over the phone as well as yearly questionnaires online. These individuals also have to opportunity to provide a saliva sample in order for BU to use it in genetic testing. The university also has a study called DETECT‚ Diagnosing
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Seven out of ten kids will quit sports before the age of thirteen‚ this is why youth sports are unacceptable. There are many different sports offered to children.Soccer‚ baseball‚ basketball and football‚ are some of the sports offered. These sports have traveling teams‚ club teams and other leagues. As you can see from these facts‚ youth sports not only causes life threatening injuries but also can burnout kids; however people think youth sports has a positive mindset‚ but can also give you a negative
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Ban Heading in Youth Soccer? Should heading in soccer continue to be allowed in youth soccer despite the higher risk of injury in younger athletes? Although going up for headers is a major part of the game and has been since the start‚ there is a growing group of coaches and parents who want this to be removed from youth soccer because of concern that their children playing the sport could get severe and long term brain injuries. There are different sites to this debate‚ those who are for the
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