In The media around us, reporters have always been interested in sports injuries, including ones caused by high impact sports. In “Hard Knocks” the issue of long term sport injuries was introduced. The LOng term negitive health effects of high impact sport injuries are cuncussions and C.T.E. The negative health effect of concussions affected Bryce Monti after he was hit by a fellow teammate in a football practice collison.…
The numbers of sport injuries is getting larger. “Despite the best efforts of the leagues, the players, and the medical and engineering communities, the incidence of injury at all levels of the game continues to increase” (“Solving Football’s Concussion Problem”). If somebody does not do something about the numbers rising more and more people will be injured or killed. There are different ways to make the numbers go down by educating people about the problem, changing how people train and practice, and enforcing sports rules. Some people don’t know about how big of a problem sports injuries are.…
Athletic injuries are common in sports. They can happen in all different types of athletes. Some injuries can be very dangerous or not bother someone at all. It can depend on what happened, how it happened, or how severe the injury was. Some injuries can cause major difficulties in the future and/or even ruin someones sports career.…
I. Introduction a. Attention Getter- At some time or another we have all played a sport of some kind, and we’ve all probably been injured while playing this sport or seen someone get hurt while playing. A wide range of injuries from cuts and scrapes to Kevin Ware tragedies, one injury in particular is becoming a little more prevalent. Concussions. b.…
An extensive report about sports-related concussions in young people, released last week by the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council, made recommendations that included bolstering research, collecting data, examining injury protocols and educating the public. But the report identified one particularly stubborn challenge: the “culture of resistance” among high school and college athletes, who may be inclined to shrug off the invisible injuries and return immediately to the field. “There is still a culture among athletes,” the report said, “that resists both the self-reporting of concussions and compliance with appropriate concussion management plans.” Dr. Frederick P. Rivara, a pediatrician at the University of Washington’s…
Section: Introduction The game of football has been a major part of American culture since its establishment in 1869 when the first game of college football was played (Birth of Pro Football). However, in addition to the fun and excitement of football, there is a far more dangerous and even deadly aspect of the popular sport. Concussions are a danger that all young athletes are aware of, or have at least heard of. Regardless, the issue of concussions is accompanied by a wealth of startling and disturbing statistics.…
College athletes live very different lifestyles than the typical college student. Many college students have an excess amount of time to do what they want put not athletes. College athletes put themselves through more than the average student. They have to deal with physical impairments, mentally stressful and challenging lives, and lack of social life. Physical injuries are among the hardest to deal with as a college athlete.…
This is a review of the article titled Sex Differences in Concussion Symptoms of High School Athletes. The purpose of this study was to determine possible differences in concussion symptoms between genders of high school athletes. In the United States, more than 1.6 million sports-related concussions occur every year. Averages of 21% of these happen to high school athletes (Frommer et al., 2011). More males have participated in sports than females over the years.…
Some like O. J. Murdock, a former wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans, have committed suicide from the brain injuries that developed with each collision to the head (Burleigh 611). If the brain injuries that resulted from football are enough to have mental effect on ant football player, physical fitness and social appropriateness are two “achievements” that shouldn’t even be held up against the limping and pain that occurs after a player walks away from the…
Youth Sports Injuries Every year in the United states there are over 30 million youth athletes participating in organized youth sports, and with this growing number of athletes comes more injuries. “It is estimated that high schoolers account for 2 million injures and children under the age of 14 account for 3.5 million injuries yearly in the United States alone. Every year high schoolers account for 300,000 head injuries of those 90% end up being concussions. Less than half of concussion are reported.” (Stop sports injuries).…
The first cause of injury is an obvious one, but almost the most…
Injured athletes express some of the common reactions seen in trauma victims outlined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and include: fear, anxiety, avoidance, anger, irritability, grief, and depression (Foa, 2005).…
Participation in sports has become common among children and adults. Youth sports are a fun way for kids under 18 to participate in sports and have fun doing what they love. Some people argue that youth sports teach young athletes the value of teamwork and leadership. Others argue that youth sports have become too intense and competitive. I believe that youth sports have become too intense and competitive because of the increased injuries in young athletes and the attitude of parents and coaches towards the children.…
Millions of children play organized sports every year. Although these kids have winning in the back of their mind, they all want to have fun doing it. That is the problem with youth sports today; they focus too much and winning and success, which makes them too intense. The intensity of the sports leaves kids physically and mentally worn out. The main reason behind this intensity is the driving force behind winning.…
Basketball is one of the widely played and viewed games in the world. This game involves lots of running, jumping, analysis and judgment. As basketball is a fast action game, it helps in keeping us fit by building endurance, motor coordination, muscle strengthening, and improving balance. Other than these health benefits, basketball is a social sport and hence it helps us to be a good team player (http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au).…