It is plausible that a person’s menstrual cycle may have a correlation with concussions; this correlation is likely because progesterone is a neuroprotective drug that is produced cyclically. Based on progesterone concentration in a person’s body, physicians believe they can predict the course of a person’s concussion. In 2014, Wunderle, Hoeger, Wasserman, and Bazarian published a paper where they try to see if a person’s menstrual phase can predict the outcome of a mTBI. Wunderle, Hoeger, Wasserman, and Bazarian (2014) obtained correlational information from 6 hospitals in the northeast corner of the US. The participating hospitals would pay special attention to women with concussions, and sample blood to determine which menstrual phase each woman was in, and then background
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By changing how athletes view their equipment, this may make them more aware of situations where they may injure themselves. Knowing safe from risky situations can decrease, the number of concussions, concussion recovery times, concussion symptoms, or any combination of these. Knowing about risky situations is a reason why many governing bodies of athletics are providing materials to coaches, parents, and athletes. An example of this type of material is a program called Heads Up Hockey (Mayo clinic, 2012). This program advises that hockey players should try to point their head away from boards, when falling. For younger players, their priority should be avoiding falling head first into the ice as younger players tend look straight down at the puck. This is because while helmets try to evenly distribute trauma, the helmets are not fool proof, and someone may get injured despite wearing a helmet. Making athletes aware of their risk can help them avoid
By changing how athletes view their equipment, this may make them more aware of situations where they may injure themselves. Knowing safe from risky situations can decrease, the number of concussions, concussion recovery times, concussion symptoms, or any combination of these. Knowing about risky situations is a reason why many governing bodies of athletics are providing materials to coaches, parents, and athletes. An example of this type of material is a program called Heads Up Hockey (Mayo clinic, 2012). This program advises that hockey players should try to point their head away from boards, when falling. For younger players, their priority should be avoiding falling head first into the ice as younger players tend look straight down at the puck. This is because while helmets try to evenly distribute trauma, the helmets are not fool proof, and someone may get injured despite wearing a helmet. Making athletes aware of their risk can help them avoid