less. When I discuss this topic with my teammates‚ they strongly agree with my new placement of the padding because they themselves have suffered concussions and other serious injuries due to the poor choice of padding placement in helmets. I have also suffered many injuries myself due to the lack of properly placed padding‚ but I have never had a concussion. I learned many things about myself throughout
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Sports Medicine Concussion Program. Lovell quoted in this article‚ “Recommends several changes to limit concussions: 1.Have doctors and trainers on the field who understand the Injury. 2.Use standardized concussion tests to determine if an
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Sports are a very popular part of today’s society. Whether people are engaged in sports for exercise‚ for fun‚ or by cheering on their favorite team‚ they are a very important part of today’s culture. Although sports can be very good for your body and health‚ they can also be harmful to you. There are many sports-related injuries that are unfortunately very common today. For these many injuries‚ there are also many precautions and treatments you can use. The most common injuries include contusions
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support the nfl after seeing this movie. Even though it is a great sport it is beyond dangerous and unsafe for
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“In organized high school sports‚ concussions occur more often in competitive sports‚ with football accounting for more than 60% of concussions” (Brain). Other mental injuries caused my football are Dementia‚ Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy‚ and Long-Term Depression. Some of the physical injuries are bone breaks and fractures‚ ligament tears
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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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soccer ball or throwing the ball to another base. Pulls and dislocations are mostly caused by not warming up properly or just not warming up in general. In both sports you have a chance of getting head injuries. Concussions are a big one‚ you can tell by the symptoms if you have a concussion‚ but you should still see the doctor. Most injuries are not career ending‚ but some can be‚ especially if you are in the major
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major brain damage. In the passage "Weighing the risks" it states former players may suffer several types of brain disorders from concussions and severe impacts from tackle. Football players walk away because they know that playing could cost them their lives and health. Even though they are attempting to improve player’s protective gear they are still getting concussions and frequent head injuries. Another fun but risky sport is auto racing many drivers can risk their health and lives too. People
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Resulting in many recent studies done based on the fears of brain injury. The movie starring Will Smith‚ "Concussion" in 2015 dealt with the brain damage and concussions in football. You expect a sport in which the objective is to strike the head and body of your opponent would not safer than football and soccer. But professional boxing is rated 4th in highest recorded brain injuries and concussions when ranked against other contact sports. I say "contact sports" but third on the list is race car
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football‚ many injuries are suffered every year. Some injuries are just painful spots on the body‚ such as contusions‚ breaks‚ and sprains. Other injuries may be catastrophic and sometimes even deadly. State laws in WV now require players to take concussion tests yearly before seasonal play begins‚ but the question some may ask is‚ is just one test a year enough? Personally‚ I am a strong supporter of children playing any sport that is offered. With that being said‚ young lives are too precious to
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