Concussion

Concussion and head injury prevention have become a huge part of modern helmets. Additionally, ideas that were once thought back in the earlier time periods are no longer allowed (single face bar). Also, certain aspects are required at all times: the helmet, the full facemask, and the chin straps. Combine these changes in helmets, with the changes in rules, and the way tackling is taught, the NFL and football in general is in the right direction towards safety. However, as mentioned, concussion…

soccer because of the risks of injuries.. Concussions and sprains are the most common of soccer injuries. Collisions cause most of these injuries, but many were asking if heading the ball can cause long term brain damage. This caused Dr. Echemendia to do a study on this topic. During his research he found that between two groups of college athletes who either headed the ball for twenty minutes repeatedly,…

health and safety debate over football and other contact sports focuses on the risk of developing severe, headline-grabbing neurodegenerative diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and CTE, a growing body of evidence suggests that both concussions and subconcussive blows can alter mood, cognition and behavior while causing damage and structural changes to the brain."…

A concussion is defined as, “a stunning, damaging, or shattering effect from a hard blow; especially : a jarring injury of the brain resulting in disturbance of cerebral function” (Merriam Webster). Knowing what a concussion is shows the severity of the injury, and unfortunately a lot of concussions do occur in football. The article combines the investigations of Dr. Inklaar, Mueller and Emery stating…

Football is too dangerous to be played in high school and not worth the risk of its life threatening situations. Repeated hits to the head does not only mess with the person, but it more than one cases takes their life. Football is not worth losing a young person’s life and therefore is much too dangerous to be played in high school. Football kills people and causes irreparable damage. For example, Owen Thomas, a football player for the University of Pennsylvania, “took his own life,” due to…

There are tons of people that love football and one day might become a football player. Those people don't really know that football players have health problems because when the football players head-butt each other, it causes them to have a concussion. These injuries may even cause the player to lose consciousness. Therefore, football is a bit too violent to the players. Football can cause the player to quit or give up on playing football because of it's real bad standards of…

Many people enjoy basketball. There is a certain satisfaction that cause people to enjoy that swish swish sound of the net. But when people are not careful, they can really injure yourself. Three common injuries are eye injuries, concussions, and mouth injuries. Eye injuries are very common. They usually occur when someone is hit in the eye with fingers, elbows, and possibly the ball itself. (Moms Team, N/A) But luckily, many injuries are minor and almost none required surgery. Also, less than…

football is dangerous is that when you play football and you tackle someone in your brain there is a tissue and every time you head but the other player it damages that tissue.Also players are experiencing an increase in head injuries and get concussions. A concussion is a brain injury that can cause someone to lose consciousness.More data about the long-term effects of head injuries has become recently. Further more, another…

it brings so much joy. Football involves a lot of violent contact and there is many times in the sport where a person will suffer scary blows to the head. Concussions are one of the most common injuries that occurs and much talk has been made about what can be done…

Every year there are more and more reported injuries in football, including concussions. There are many of these injuries that can cause long term effects. Players continue to get bigger, stronger, and faster every year and football equipment technology has not kept up. Football is such a dangerous sport that there should be age limits to be able to play. There are more and more kids playing sports in general. This has made sports become much more competitive and physically demanding. According…