Sports often lead to concussions‚ but what does returning to play with a concussion cost? Over 300‚000 sports related concussions occur each year in the United States;concussions can not be overlooked. They can be more serious than they are thought to be. Concussions have been found to be related to permanent brain damage. Athletes are often scared to go to a doctor in fear that they will not be able to play on the field. Although‚ this could cause more time sitting out. In the article " Heads
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Over the past decade‚ soccer has been becoming an even more popular sport than it once was. With this popularity though‚ comes a greater chance for injury. Most soccer-related injuries include ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) tears or meniscus tears‚ but there is a much more dangerous injury making up “22% of the total injuries in football” (Al-Kashmiri 189). Note‚ that in this instance‚ and many more‚ “football” is referring to the non-American term for soccer. A concussion‚ defined by Monica E
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Sport specialization is the age or time in development of a child’s life where training and competition is focused and limited to one sport. There has been much debate and controversy whether specialization or diversification is the best way to achieve “elite” status. Many famous elite athletes who were specialized to one sport lend credible support to specialization. However‚ in the sports sciences community‚ there has been growing support for diversification. A consensus statement suggests that
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Concussions in Sports By: Brent McClure Many people believe that concussions and head injuries are just a part of sports‚ but research shows other wise. A lot of doctors and neuropsychologists (doctors who specialize in understanding a relationship between the physical brain and behavior) believe that this is false‚ and these problems can be prevented. The prevention of traumatic head injuries is very possible by learning the correct way to wear equipment‚ knowing what equipment is required‚ and
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Introduction: Aggression in sport has always been a major issue. Whether it be insults thrown around a school yard playground during a game of football. To hateful attacks on other players‚ be it physical or verbal‚ in the premier division of any sport. It can be a problem for the individual who is acting aggressive‚ such as a disciplinary action or the recipient of the aggression‚ for example they could suffer injury as result. This can have a larger effect. Sporting teams can lose key players
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When watching someone participate in any sport‚ the audience thinks about how much effort was put into practicing‚ and not what the player smoked to gain their superhuman stamina. In sports‚ the competitors need to practice to become better‚ not default to who has the money to buy the best drugs. Performance enhancing drugs may help during a couple of games‚ but it’s not worth putting so many lives at risk. Forest Tennant JR.‚ who is an NFL drug adviser‚ has estimated that half of all professional
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Dangerous Sports I’m sitting on the bleachers‚ watching my child play football‚ when suddenly another teammate jumps out and tackles my child to the ground causing a horrendous fracture to the leg. Later in the hospital‚ the doctor gives me some tragic news that I was dreading to hear; your child has two broken legs. Many brain issues and physical body injuries have had parents questioning themselves‚ ‘should I let my child engage in dangerous sports?’ First‚ when someone refers to some sports as “dangerous”
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A sports hernia is a tear in the muscles of the groin. This commonly occurs in high level athletes that are involved in twisting or turning activities at full speed‚ such as soccer‚ hockey‚ lacrosse‚ baseball‚ track‚ and basketball and football players. Typically this injury occurs from hyper-extension of the abdomen with hyper-abduction of the thigh. Patients with groin pain that occurs following an athletic activity are evaluated with rest‚ analgesics and anti-inflammatory medications. If symptoms
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What is a sport? According to google a sport is “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment”. However in my opinion a sport doesn’t need to be physical to be called a sport‚ i think it’s just a activity that its competitive. You also don’t necessarily need multiple people to play a sport in my opinion‚ i think that competing with yourself to improve a specific aspect such as time. People will always argue
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The sports world has experienced controversy lately with high school and professional athletes choosing to kneel instead of standing during the national anthem. Colin Kaepernick is the athlete that started this; many people have taken a knee because of his views on injustice‚ police brutality‚ and black rights. The decision to kneel during the national anthem is an extremely debated topic. “The Star Spangled Banner‚” dating back to 1814‚ is still used today usually prior to kickoff or tipoff. This
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