Can Post-Concussions Affect an Athlete’s Athletic Performance? In recent years‚ Mild Traumatic Brain Injury simply known as form of a concussion has been on a rise in high school and collegiate athletes. Approximately‚ 300 000 Americans report a sports related concussion every year.1 Despite the large numbers of student athletes getting concussed‚ the recovery period is the most crucial phase of getting back to our “normal”. It is unfortunate to see many student athletes lying
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(Wilson 1995). This gives us an idea of just how independently our brain stores the different types of information and how diverse amnesiac patients can be. There are two types of RA‚ organic and functional amnesia. Organic RA is cause by structural brain damage and varies in temporal extent and is associated with some kind of anterograde amnesia. Organic RA can extend from a couple weeks as is seen in traumatic brain injuries‚ to several decades as seen in the movie The Music Never Stopped
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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. Maher‚ is “a complex pathophysiological process‚ induced by traumatic biomechanical forces” (271). Since soccer
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Executive Summary The case study that will be analyzed in this report is based on a company called Handshake VR Inc.‚ who specializes in telehaptic technology. Handshake VR was founded in order to develop and commercialize a new technology that enabled users to simulate the sense of human touch through computers. This technology‚ developed by an electrical engineering professor named Dr. David Wang at the University of Waterloo‚ required significant investment of time and effort in the product development
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concussions are very serious‚ they could be at risk of getting another concussion once they go back out to play and they could get long term damage in the process of getting a second one. Even though they are sitting out for long periods of time‚ the brain injury might not go away completely. In article 3‚ it states that one concussion can linger for 30 years or longer in a single person’s life. However‚ in article 1 they state that 10% of athletes take more than 7 days to recover. If an athlete doesn’t
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and evaluate players after an injury. While they claim that they only release players if they are completely free of symptoms and that also the players consent to feeling normal‚ the NFL should take on more responsibility with current and former players and acknowledge fact that they have knowingly allowed players to compete in games when they should have been kept on the sideline. There have been over 4100 former players who have been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) which also
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disabilities‚ is that of neurological deficiency (Michaud‚ 2013). Disabilities that often exhibit neurological characteristics include traumatic brain injury‚ myelomeningocele‚ neuromuscular disease‚ and those with seizure disorders (Michaud‚ 2013). Although severity varies‚ these disabilities are characterized by motor impairments resulting from a neurological injury or deficiency. This condition often results in muscle weakness‚ decreased joint range of motion‚ abnormal muscle tone‚ and/or decreased
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they could have major issues in the future. “ A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury—or TBI [traumatic brain injury]—caused by a bump‚ blow‚ or jolt to the head or by a hit to the body that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth. This sudden movement can cause the brain to bounce around or twist in the skull‚ stretching and damaging the brain cells and creating chemical changes in the brain” (Centers). Concussions can cause major issues for the person‚ who was injured
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Concussions and ACLs Injuries are everywhere‚ and you may not be avoidable. In the NFL‚ studies show how concussions end players careers‚ and have long term effects that ruin lives. An ACL tear is another costly long term injury. Not only are you out for an extended period‚ but it also ruins careers. Although‚ as far as long term injuries‚ concussions are worse than ACL tears. The short term affects of concussions are hard to handle. The signs of having a concussion include; memory loss‚ imbalance
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Paper The brain plays a significant role in cognitive functioning. The human brain is made up of various structures‚ and each of these structures is responsible for specific cognitive functions. Scientists and psychologists have conducted many studies and experiments in an effort to pinpoint which brain structures are responsible for certain cognitive functions. In the past‚ technology was quite limited which left few options for studying the human brain. The only way to study the brain at this
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