multibillion dollar industry‚ but new studies have been released showing that in high school kids 11.2 kids get a concussion out of 10000 games or practices. But what are concussions? A Concussion is caused from a violent shock or a heavy blow to the head‚ causing the brain to hit one of the sides of the skull sending a shock wave in your head. Studies show that getting concussions can cause memory loss‚ Alzheimers
Premium Concussion American football Traumatic brain injury
Throughout the history of football there has been concussions because poor helmets have bad padding. Many people have in it taken a major part in it. How many people have died from head injuries. So people are should upgrade the helmets to protect anymore bad injuries‚ people have upgraded helmets but we need to do more from causing a lot more concussions. The head and brain are one of the most important parts of the body which they need to be protected and that is a very good way to protect it from
Premium Concussion American football Traumatic brain injury
Students should be held out of sports longer after they receive a concussion. A concussion can lead to severe brain damage‚ however‚ an athlete can recover completely if they do not return to play the sport immediately. Allowing a student athlete to return to sports promptly could cause them perpetual brain damage and puts them at risk for further concussions while they are still recovering. Concussions are "invisible" injuries and high school athletes should be closely monitored until they recover
Premium Concussion Traumatic brain injury Brain
The Centers for Disease control estimates more than 300‚000 sports-related concussions occur each year in the United States‚ according to source one. Being that so many sports-related concussions happen each year‚ players of sports should have to sit out for longer periods of time than they do currently. If sports players does not stay out of games for longer after injuries‚ and it ends up that they have a concussion that hasn’t been detected right away‚ then it could lead to further injuries. Or
Premium Concussion Traumatic brain injury Brain
Meehan‚ D’Hemecourt‚ Collins and Comstock (2011) described common medical providers and medical studies that are used to assess sport concussions. In addition‚ Meehan et al. (2011) evaluated how different medical providers effect timing of return to play‚ frequency of imaging‚ and frequency of neuropsychological testing. Between 2009 and 2010‚ 192 different high schools reported data for athletes who competed in sports through the High School Reporting Information Online (HS RIO) injury surveillance
Premium
we are constantly checking the ESPN tab on our computer. Although sports present a danger in our worlds both physically and mentally. Physically we can get a concussion‚ tear our ACL‚ or hurt ourselves in another way. Emotionally we can have anxiety over winning or losing or some other emotional instability. Last OP I talked about concussions and the effect they have on people’s brains. Other injuries can affect the way a certain muscle can work. When you break a bone in your leg or tear something
Premium Muscle Concussion Brain
your friends but thinking they are total strangers. How about being put on an alzheimer’s medication your junior year of high school. This is what I was able to overcome during my concussion journey. I entered my freshman year of highschool with Post Concussive Syndrome that I developed from four separate concussions. Due to these traumatic brain injuries‚ I have encountered many lasting symptoms such as memory loss‚ headache‚ fatigue‚ low concentration and difficulty processing information. Having
Premium High school Education College
What do you think when you hear the word “concussion”? I’m sure you think‚ like most people do‚ about a football player getting a head injury in the game. That’s what I used to think about concussions‚ until I got one‚ and trust me it was not from a football game. I just finished up my first semester as a freshman at Kutztown University and I was home for winter break. I was in the car with my best friend pulling up to an intersection at a red light. It was three days after Christmas‚ so it was
Premium Concussion Head injury Traumatic brain injury
trying to be resolved‚ and others ignore it and hold onto a grudge. A major conflict arising today is about football players and concussions. The game is constantly changing‚ forming faster‚ stronger‚ and all-around better athletes than ever before. This means the players are taking more traumatic blows to head than ever before. As a result‚
Premium National Football League High school American football
On August 26‚ 2014‚ I received a concussion. It is the December of 2015‚ and I frustratingly still suffer from its effects. It is like a dreadful spell unleashing pain and boredom. It all started when I was three. My family moved from New Orleans to Virginia‚ so we had new neighbors. My new next door neighbors were two boys. One was two years older than me and the other four. My cul de sac was filled with older kids and boys‚ so‚ naturally‚ by the age of 8‚ I dropped my tutu and picked up a NERF
Premium Family Mother High school