Brain Injuries Affecting Athletes

Just about every athlete has been through an injury whether it be minor or major. We all seen athletes go through major injuries and come back stronger than ever but what happens later down the line with their body because of the injury. when an athlete plays everything in their body is kept in shape. But when an athlete retires not all of them keep in shape so the injuries that they sustained when they did play that was kept in check but now that they are retired and won't in as good of shape. So eventually the injuries will not be able to stay in check and the athlete will begin to fill the “rust” of the injury come back and start affecting their life in the long run. Some common injuries that affect athletes are the ACL injury, the MCL injury, the Tommy John injury, and various head injuries. …show more content…
A traumatic brain injury is described in the article "Animal Models Of Sports-Related Head Injury: Bridging The Gap Between Pre-Clinical Research And Clinical Reality." by Mariana Angoa-Pérez as “ a blow to the head and the severity of injury can range along a continuum from mild (e.g., headache, dizziness) to severe (e.g., extended coma, amnesia) to fatal.” This shows how a brain injury can occur in athletes. Multiple contact sports can cause athletes to sustain these injuries. The article "Animal Models Of Sports-Related Head Injury: Bridging The Gap Between Pre-Clinical Research And Clinical Reality." by Mariana Angoa-Pérez also describes the effects after a head injury has occurred. “Perhaps the form of TBI that has garnered the greatest amount of scrutiny recently is repetitive mild traumatic brain injury (rmTBI) resulting from sports-related head impacts. Frequent news accounts of concussed former athletes’ struggle with depression, sleep disorders, mood swings, and cognitive problems are directing much needed attention to this significant and emerging health issue.” The head injury