The brain and concussions B Y: PA I G E M O R R I S O N & N I C O L E G O R M L E Y Intro Video (Stop @ 2:40) https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCCD52Pty4A What is a concussion? Concussions are damaged by a bump‚ blow‚ or jolt to the head that can change the way your brain normally works. Evolutionary Advantage Why wood peckers don’t get concussions They have thick neck muscles Inner eyelids to prevent their eyes from getting shaken out Spongy bone plates(Make up their very thick skulls)
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A concussion is a brain injury that is caused by a blow‚ impact‚ or even violent sudden movements such as shaking. A concussion can occur with or without the loss of consciousness and can lead to problems later on. Concussions have some noticeable symptoms including confusion‚ headache‚ dizziness‚ vertigo‚ nausea and vomiting‚ fatigue‚ and drowsiness. Some other symptoms of a concussion include ear ringing and slurred speech. All signs of a concussion can be lasting symptoms of concussions as well
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Why concussions should be looked at more closely amongst adolescents. Concussions are very dangerous and some people don’t take them seriously. A concussion is one of the most common types of brain injuries. Concussions can cause a variety of physical‚ mental‚ and behavioral problems. A concussion occurs when the head is hit by an object or a moving object strikes the head. A concussion usually has to do with some kind of sports injury but can come from anything causing the head to get hit.
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Sauer Mrs. Grana Anatomy Paper‚ Sports Medicine 17 January 2012 Concussions in Soccer Although often overlooked‚ concussions can be one of the most serious injuries a soccer player can face in their sports career. Many athletes in contact sports focus on getting playing time and showing others their skills and ignore what their bodies are telling them. Often times‚ athletes will brush off injuries because they feel it is normal‚ especially in popular sports such as soccer. Soccer has become
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A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury. A concussion can occur when a hit to the head or body causes the brain to quickly back and forth. (“What is a Concussion?”) When a person gets a repeated amount of concussions they can develop CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy). CTE is a disorder that causes the brain to gradually deteriorate and lose mass. In 2002‚ doctors Bennet I. Omalu‚ M.D. and Julian Bailes‚ M.D. were able to diagnose the first professional football player with CTE. Since
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you have a concussion. Most of the concussions leave you at home for a couple of days and others can leave you with a very very serious mental disease. Football is the sport with the most concussions per year. Children are the most prone to have a concussion because of the fact that there brain is near fully developed. Football has been around for since 1869 and the risk of a concussion has been plaguing the mind of every athlete. Many people believe that football has the most concussion per year
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rate of concussions among high school students has doubled in the last decade‚ more than 3 million were reported in the last year alone (headcasecompany.com). The government should enact more laws on the proper treatment of concussions in schools by educating athletes on the risks of untreated brain injuries‚ adequately training coaches on how to encourage the importance of healing rather than playing and properly instructing the athletic trainers on site of the different varieties of concussion symptoms
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Nowadays‚ it seems like athletes get concussions all the time. Concussions can be very detrimental to a persons health‚ and should be taken seriously. Athletes should take more time out of their sport when they get a concussion or other head injury because it could lead to brain damage in the future‚ it could be very serious‚ and because high school students are a lot more prone to concussions. However‚ on the bottom of the first article it states there has been a rise in technological advances that
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Pros for Sports Many sports can cause concussions‚ which can be changed by getting better equipment and adding other sports that won’t be as dangerous. Even though the sports are dangerous getting better equipment can help make the sports less dangerous. If the better equipment would too expensive than adding other sports could be a different alternative. There are lots of sports that people play that aren’t available at Monticello trails ‚ including soccer‚ baseball‚ tennis‚ etc. Many of the sports
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physically demanding sport that requires not only strength‚ but great coaching tactics as well. When a person signs up for football‚ no matter what age they know the risks of being injured. But even knowing the risks will not prevent them from occurring‚ the injury that is frequently worried about is a concussion. A concussion is when temporary unconsciousness caused by a blow to the head. Football players take repeated blows to the head so a concussion is very common in this sport. The question is though
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