Athletes are getting brain disrupting injuries everyday and we are doing nothing to stop it. Student athletes should be required to sit out for one full year after two concussions in a six month period. The reason for this resting period is because athletes with injuries to the brain have been found to have brain disruptions up to ten years later and sometimes be diagnosed with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, also known as CTE. With all of the research being done about this topic, the number of concussions each year is still rising.
There are many reasons this rule needs to be enforced. Concussions can cause an athlete to suffer from brain disruption, especially if an athlete is concussed twice in six months. A single concussion can cause a lasting …show more content…
If an athlete was to get two concussions within six months, they could suffer a permanent illness to the brain, and a loss in other functions of the body. Athletes have been known to lose function in their arms, legs, hands and sometimes their neck/head from a concussion. Ken Stabler, former NFL quarterback, recently passed away as a victim of CTE caused by multiple hits to the head. This caused his brain to slowly degenerate. If Stabler would have been forced to sit out for one full year, this may have been diagnosed and could have possibly been treated. Since we know so little about this disease it is nearly impossible to determine early signs of it. CTE isn’t only diagnosed in athletes who have received multiple concussions, a single concussion can later show up as this condition. A concussion
There are many reasons this rule needs to be enforced. Concussions can cause an athlete to suffer from brain disruption, especially if an athlete is concussed twice in six months. A single concussion can cause a lasting …show more content…
If an athlete was to get two concussions within six months, they could suffer a permanent illness to the brain, and a loss in other functions of the body. Athletes have been known to lose function in their arms, legs, hands and sometimes their neck/head from a concussion. Ken Stabler, former NFL quarterback, recently passed away as a victim of CTE caused by multiple hits to the head. This caused his brain to slowly degenerate. If Stabler would have been forced to sit out for one full year, this may have been diagnosed and could have possibly been treated. Since we know so little about this disease it is nearly impossible to determine early signs of it. CTE isn’t only diagnosed in athletes who have received multiple concussions, a single concussion can later show up as this condition. A concussion