Concussions in Football What is the cost of playing in the National Football League? A player could have a broken leg or a pulled hamstring‚ but what if there was something that could affect a player after his playing years were over? A concussion would be the answer to that question‚ and it can lead a serious brain injury and even cause disease such as Alzheimer’s. The National Football League is at a crossroad concerning concussions‚ and many former National Football League players will say that
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Effects of Concussions in Adolescents In the United States‚ there are approximately are between 1.6 and 3.8 million sports-related concussions in annually. These statistics caused the C.D.C. to conclude that sports concussions in the United States have reached an epidemic level. While most concussions are related to playing sports‚ there are other ways to get a concussion. Nevertheless‚ all concussions can have negative health effects. Concussions have numerous symptoms and effects. For example
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Concussions have consumed the minds of millions of young athletes in our world today. This injury has gone frequently undetected for a substantial amount of time‚ especially in high school sports. The time table for return with this injury is foggy as it could consist of weeks‚ months‚ and even in some cases years. Concussions in sports has been a widespread problem for athletes for many years‚ the damage they can do can be life threatening. 3‚800‚000 concussions were reported in 2012 regarding sports
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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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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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