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
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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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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
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She is currently applying to graduate school for sports medicine/athletic training which is one of her interests alone with the rehabitions and evaluations of athletes. The recent years of the media coverage have been focused on the issue of concussions in sports. The movie
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shaking and suddenly everything goes black. Concussions are a common injury when it comes to contact sports. A concussion is
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Concussions In Sports Concussions are very serious injuries in sports now a day. They seem to be occurring more and more as players start trying to become faster and stronger. NFL.com did an article in 2010 that showed in the 2010 season that the concussion rate had gone up 21% from 2009 (Press). A concussion is a traumatic brain injury that is caused by a blow to head or body‚ a fall‚ or another injury that jars or shakes the brain inside the skull (Healthwise 1). The concussion can either
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sat out for long periods of time to heal properly. The effects of a concussion can sometimes last longer than the symptoms. This has become problematic because‚ athletes will believe they have healed and request to continue in their sport‚ but contrary to their self-diagnosis‚ they could lead to serious brain damage with the lack of rest. High school athletes are more susceptible to longer-lasting effects of concussions because of the immaturity of the nervous system. A younger athlete is more
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Communication Studies Nelson Andrew Vanstratum Concussions in the NFL Recently in the NFL‚ the issue of concussions has been thrusted into the spotlight‚ and for good reasons. From the 2009 season to the 2010 seasons‚ the amount of concussions increased by twenty-one percent denoting a serious problem in the NFL . The current NFL guideline regarding concussions is vague and needs to be changed. Currently the rule simply states that upon having a concussion‚ the player should not come back until he is
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You may have a concussion if you have these symptoms: Dizziness‚ headache or feeling pressure in the head‚ nausea‚ fatigue‚ slurred speech‚ temporary loss of consciousness‚ dizziness or seeing stars‚ appearing daze‚ amnesia surrounding the traumatic event‚ vomiting‚ delayed response to questions‚ confusion or feeling as if in a fog‚ and ringing in the ears. Go to see a doctor in one to two days if you or your child have experienced a head injury. A concussion is a temporary loss of consciousness
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Recently‚ football has been gaining media attention mainly for injuries of players‚ salary negotiations‚ and research on concussions. Avid football fans constantly check the status on players for the purpose of fantasy football leagues. The fantasy football leagues gain recognition for the game and the National Football League because it is a way to get the population involved in the game. The media covers some interesting injuries across the different divisions of football‚ but mainly the NFL is
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