Concussions in football A traumatic brain injury (TBI) also known as a concussion is a serious health problem to athletes‚ especially to football players. The brain controls the body and gives a person personality and defines every aspect of his or her life. A brain injury can disrupt a person’s life in an instance and like broken bones or bruises; TBI can limit or prevent normal body functions. A brain injury‚ unlike common injuries can damage mental abilities to include memory and speech
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athletes is injury. Injuries have always been a part of athletics‚ however
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Codey Larsen The National Football League has a bigger problem on their hands that go beyond the gridiron. Concussions in football leads to greater health risks later in life‚ because of the trauma that is put towards the head area which leads to more serious head injuries. According to Simon Flynn‚ Andre Waters‚ who was a former player in the National Football League‚ and who died at age of only forty-four had a brain of an eighty-five-year-old. If more preventions were in place in football
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there for them." Said Commissioner Roger Goodell. (NFL.com) On top of making the fund for retired players the NFL has also implemented several new rules to help current players reduce the risk of injury. While these new rules are a start‚ these are only the beginning steps to further preventing serious injuries caused to players.
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known for hard tackles and rough play‚ making head injuries inevitable. Football injuries are so serious that some states require the immediate removal of anyone suspected of having sustained a concussion and clearance from a qualified medical professional before the player can return to the field. Football is a dangerous sport because of the high impact injuries. Some of the long term negative health effects of football are catastrophic head injuries‚ brain damage‚ laws to protect players‚ and
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effects of concussions. They are doing more than just research but they are also getting their referees training to watch for head-on collisions and players showing symptoms of a concussion. “NFL referees will take on more responsibility this season to protect players from helmet-first hits to their heads and necks‚” (NFL.com Wire par. 1). Not only are they watching for head on hits but also
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The football sports industry generates more than 50 million dollars in revenue in America each year. Along with this entertainment‚ comes some very costly injuries. A concussion is defined by Google‚ is a type of brain injury caused by a violent shock from a heavy blow to the head. In recent years‚ concussions in the National Football League have become very common. Over the past two seasons‚ 306 players have suffered a combined 323 concussions. Concussions have led to some players being paralyzed
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‘traditional’ rugby tackles‚ the chilling statistic that “5-25% of injuries in rugby league are head injuries” still remains. This has led the NRL to be proactive in eliminating them from the game. NRL chief executive officer Todd Greenberg has introduced a new rule into the competition which not only encourages players to put an end to dangerous tackles‚ but aims to prevents the rapidly increasing rate of head injuries: “If you lift a player and put him in a dangerous position‚ you will
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of ice cold water over their head to temporarily mimic the feeling of ALS. The challenge itself raised over $115 million in 2012 alone thanks to donations made by the participants. This challenge united all ages to be informed about such a serious topic.. This disease is usually diagnosed later in life and the life expectancy after being diagnosed is not high. Only 25% are alive 5 years after being diagnosed‚ the shortest expectancy out of all three
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of concussions in sports? The head injury can cause a lot of effects like short term memory‚ memory loss and maybe discomfort. Head injury is common in contact sports like football‚ basketball‚ baseball etc... Concussions are not fun for anyone‚ especially if you have to sit out for the recovery process. “The international journal‚ Brain‚ published a study showing evidence of an increased risk of brain injury among athletes‚ who absorbed repeated hits to the head. The study‚ including brain samples
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