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    Reflections of My Life

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    The Reflections of My Life Kim L. Copeland INF103: Computer Literacy Erteza Abdullah July 1‚ 2010 The Reflections of My Life There has been a lot of research in children and early adulthood development‚ as to how each person is different‚ between the ways that a person is brought up from a child to an adult. Other issues can be the way that a child grows to become an adult‚ and how they handle their own family and life. Everyone’s life if different in so many ways; you have those

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    Concusions in the Nfl

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    controversial subject‚ with the main concern being concussions. Concussions are a type of traumatic brain injury that has been purported to be one of the influences for player suicides‚ and other symptoms after retirement‚ including memory loss and depression. In 2012‚ some four thousand former and active NFL players “joined civil lawsuit against the League‚ seeking damages over the League’s failure to warn and protect players from concussions‚” (The New York Times). While there have been efforts

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    Due to the fact that there is currently no policy in Idaho that requires a Athletic trainer in a school’s athletic programs‚ schools should have athletic trainers on hand to prevent athletes from injuring themselves even more. Having an athletic trainer should be required in all schools in Idaho. Clearly‚ there are too many athletes that are getting hurt‚ many are unable to compete after their injuries‚ which leads to risks‚ and having an athletic trainer would prevent injuries sooner. Athletic

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    Head Trauma In Sports

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    Many sports fans are aware of the common injuries athletes sustain in their time of play such as concussions‚ but what many people do not know of are what happens to an athlete after sustaining the head trauma. Diseases like Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(ALS) and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy(CTE) can affect athletes many years after sustaining concussions and can lead to death. Many sports corporations such as the NFL are taking steps to help prevent further head trauma to their athletes‚ but

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    physically demanding as football there is always a high risk of injury. One of the most serious injuries sustained by athletes in this sport is usually called a concussion or traumatic brain injury. The brain is surrounded in a protective fluid called cerebrospinal fluid that can cushion it from everyday bumps and movements. A concussion occurs mainly when a players’ head receives a blow or hard impact that forces their brain to hit the sides of their skull.

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    and overuse injuries are also very common among the athletes (Physio Works). Some of the most common injuries among these groups include injury to the medial collateral ligament (MCL)‚ calf muscles‚ quadriceps hematoma‚ hamstring injuries and concussions. MCL tears or ruptures are most commonly found in players who have high chances of getting tackled and/or changing direction

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    Cabral began a course of chiropractic treatment at Fall River Spine and Disc Center for a diagnosis of cervical‚ thoracic and lumbar spine sprain/strain‚ headaches‚ right hip‚ ankle and elbow sprain‚ concussion‚ bilateral rib/flank contusion. It is unclear if she received these diagnoses here or elsewhere. Ms. Cabral made 26 visits over a four month period before she was released from care. By then it appears she was doing well overall with only occasional

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    very entertaining blood rushing sport and in some cases all a student feels they have to live for. Most Americans mistakenly believe that all injuries in football are easily taken care of or petty which is not true. In Fact plenty of injuries are concussions and brain damage is much harder to recover from when your kid vs an adult. Football is too dangerous for high school due to the fact of the kids are not fully developed‚ the equipment is not protective enough‚ and there have been plenty injuries

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    benefits and included Child athlete’s sports injuries and the long-term effects of wearing out our bodies. The next article included sportsmanship and what morals should be set forth in youth sports. The article presents information on sports-related concussions in youth. Combined

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    last thing I remember was shouting out the plays for my team‚ and moving a lineman into the correct position. My head was pounding‚ laying on the football field‚ lights shining in front of the whole crowd. On the sidelines‚ I was diagnosed with a concussion by the trainer‚ I was out. Constantly changing‚ technology of football has improved drastically over many years benefiting football safety. First‚ the technology of helmets has really impacted the safety in football. The first helmet‚ looking

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