It is believed that our brains are still developing till our mid twenties. Due to the ongoing blows to the head in all levels of football the outcome of a long career will be a tragic turn to our bodies. Studies show that football causes severe neurological as well as bone crushing injuries. Making people believe that football has become too dangerous. July 2007 the “American Journal Of Sports Medicine” claimed that football players suffer the most head injuries out of any
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Traumatic Brain Injury or Head Injury A head injury occurs as a result of trauma to the scalp‚ skull or brain. Head injuries are classified as closed‚ in which there is no cut or laceration to the skin‚ or penetrating‚ in which the skin and/or bone of the skull is broken. Traumatic brain injuries range from mild (called mild traumatic brain injury) to severe. The symptoms of a head injury may occur immediately following trauma‚ or they may develop slowly over several hours or days. Specific types
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Concussions or head injuries‚ derived from minor bumps or reiterated collisions‚ are earnest occurrences that are not to be taken lightly. As a matter of fact‚ head injuries were proven in many cases to relapse and cause long-term effects; such as brain damage. In integration‚ concussions can not only affect the physicality of athletes but their cognitive and mental status. With these factors‚ injured athletes should not be pressured to reduce their time "sitting" out‚ instead‚ let time to sanction
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sports may be enjoyable‚ some may cause long-term consequences specifically to the brain. There have been several reports of brain trauma and head injuries due to certain sports‚ such as football. Research shows many individuals who have experienced the dangers of brain damage because of physical infliction during a game of football. The movie Concussion shows a forensic pathologist who discovers chronic traumatic encephalopathy‚ or CTE‚ while performing an autopsy on deceased former football players
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from getting head injuries. Due to these injuries I believe that skateboard helmet should be mandatory while skating. While skateboarding injuries can happen the most common is head injuries. To start with skateboarding you will fall and if you hit your head this can cause brain damage. According to skateboard safty.org its states that the proper gear is necessary for skating. This textual evidence relates to reason on how head injuries are serious and can affect you in brain damage . To conclude
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Brain Structures and Functions Viviana N. Reyes ESE370: Learning & the Brain (CXI1409A) Instructor: Charisse Jones March 9‚ 2014 Brain Structures and Functions Many are fascinated by the brain and its functions. Our brain is composed of different units and lobes that work together but each part‚ of course‚ has a special function. We all ask ourselves‚ how is it that we learn? Do our senses have anything to do with getting new information into our brain? Technology
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likely to have brain trauma and will be affected in the long run. Because of the abnormal buildup of protein in the brain‚ it causes the tissue to be degenerated. Although brain trauma can become a problem for anyone at any time‚ football is a push for the problem. One of the common effects on the brain is chronic traumatic encephalopathy‚ which is the loss of memory‚ emotional and aggression control. After all‚ football should be banned from high school sports because chronic traumatic encephalopathy
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different types of sport injury’s Soft tissue injuries like hamstrings can range in severity‚ a hamstring injury occurs when the muscles fibres become irritated‚ strained‚ or teared it can range from a hour of discomfort to weeks out of sport and can cause bruising and discoloration to the area due to blood being realised from the injured muscle. The pain will occur at the back of the leg in between the glutes and the back of the knee. This is a very common injury in sports like football where the local
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Brain Disease Endangers Football To a high school football player‚ the idea of a disease being severe enough to endanger his revered sport likely evokes outrage‚ or at the very least‚ a severe case of skepticism. And understandably so. Football has defined our culture‚ and for many‚ served as a proud way of life for nearly a century. Without football‚ high school -and really all of America- just wouldn’t be the same. Unfortunately‚ new studies demonstrate that this “disease” may hold some
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Physical changes have a bigger impact on the brain than chemical changes. Some injuries to change the brain include concussions‚ tumors‚ assault‚ lobotomies‚ and accidents. A concussion is a temporary unconsciousness caused by a blow to the head. The term is also used loosely of the aftereffects such as confusion‚ dizziness‚ and lightheadedness. Concussions can usually be caused by sports or any other accidents to the head. A specific part of a brain could be either damaged or bruised. A violent
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