Nancy Ibarra
Mrs. Blevens
ERWC
October 19, 2016 ALS/CTE/Head Trauma Many sports involve physical contact, athletes usually start at a young age, so when they play a sport in their life, they are bound to fall in love with it. “ALS” is the most common disease in sports, athletes are usually the ones at greater risk of developing “ALS”. Lou Gehrig was a baseball player who developed “ALS” at the highlight of his career, making this disease known and developing it 's nickname “Lou Gehrig 's Disease”.”CTE” is another big disease that can very much affect an athlete. It comes with ailments such as alzheimer 's, dementia, parkinson 's disease, and huntington 's disease. These ailments …show more content…
With a concussion there is a high risk of going into a coma, or sometimes the athlete blacks out, and when they wake up they will not know or accept the fact that they have a concussion. Usually they will try to go back into the game, which could result in a second concussion resulting in second impact syndrome. Second impact syndrome can happen very quickly or take time to develop. It could happen in seconds, minutes, or even be weeks before a person knows they have it. It does not always occur, but when it does it can be very fatal and result in brain damage or even death. Head Trauma and Concussions are caused by many of the same reasons, which would usually be a blow to the head or repetitive blow to the head. They do have their differences, concussions can be caused by a hit to the head, or any form of violent head shaking, while head trauma is caused by a massive hit to the …show more content…
CatcWomen are actually more at risk of getting a concussion because they have smaller necks then men do. They also recover slower than men do, it 's sports like lacrosse, soccer, basketball and swimming that affect women. Men are at a high risk as well, with football being one of the highest percentages to cause concussions. If athletes do believe they are at risk of getting a concussion there are tests that can be given, such as the baseline test. The baseline test is said to have work better in men than on women, when you go to the doctor get examined, there should be a variety of tests. Image testing, cognitive which is a test that helps your thinking, and they will do an observation on the patient. Ct Scans can also be given to help determine if there is any brain damage that was caused during the
Mrs. Blevens
ERWC
October 19, 2016 ALS/CTE/Head Trauma Many sports involve physical contact, athletes usually start at a young age, so when they play a sport in their life, they are bound to fall in love with it. “ALS” is the most common disease in sports, athletes are usually the ones at greater risk of developing “ALS”. Lou Gehrig was a baseball player who developed “ALS” at the highlight of his career, making this disease known and developing it 's nickname “Lou Gehrig 's Disease”.”CTE” is another big disease that can very much affect an athlete. It comes with ailments such as alzheimer 's, dementia, parkinson 's disease, and huntington 's disease. These ailments …show more content…
With a concussion there is a high risk of going into a coma, or sometimes the athlete blacks out, and when they wake up they will not know or accept the fact that they have a concussion. Usually they will try to go back into the game, which could result in a second concussion resulting in second impact syndrome. Second impact syndrome can happen very quickly or take time to develop. It could happen in seconds, minutes, or even be weeks before a person knows they have it. It does not always occur, but when it does it can be very fatal and result in brain damage or even death. Head Trauma and Concussions are caused by many of the same reasons, which would usually be a blow to the head or repetitive blow to the head. They do have their differences, concussions can be caused by a hit to the head, or any form of violent head shaking, while head trauma is caused by a massive hit to the …show more content…
CatcWomen are actually more at risk of getting a concussion because they have smaller necks then men do. They also recover slower than men do, it 's sports like lacrosse, soccer, basketball and swimming that affect women. Men are at a high risk as well, with football being one of the highest percentages to cause concussions. If athletes do believe they are at risk of getting a concussion there are tests that can be given, such as the baseline test. The baseline test is said to have work better in men than on women, when you go to the doctor get examined, there should be a variety of tests. Image testing, cognitive which is a test that helps your thinking, and they will do an observation on the patient. Ct Scans can also be given to help determine if there is any brain damage that was caused during the