Over 300,000 collision sports-related injuries occur each year in the US. It is proven that students in high school who play sports are more susceptible to a concussion than older players. This means that if you fail to take care of a head injury it could lead to permanent brain damage, and athletes who have already suffered from a head injury are 3 times more likely to experience another one. Coaches don't want to lose their greatest players, and students don't want to lose their spot on the team or the chance to get a scholarship. This causes head injuries to be often overlooked and not cause for concern. It should be required for students to sit out longer before going back on the field, there can be lasting impacts and they could be affected
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Long term effects of having a concussion could be; mood disturbances, cognitive difficulties, and behavior issues. It is also possible that there could be a change in judgment or attention span. If an athlete does not return to play too early then it is likely that they can have a full recovery, but if they do they are more vulnerable to further damage which can then lead to the long term effects. Although, some athletes have shorter recovery time and there is also technological advances that claim to minimize risk of injury and protect a developing brain from long term damage. One of these advances is a helmet, made to lower the amount of movement of the brain on sudden …show more content…
Many students also don't realize there is anything wrong because we rely on symptoms to let us know something is wrong. It varies, but some people can go very long periods of time without experiencing any symptoms at all. Students also sometimes don't want to report their symptoms just because of fact that they might be taken off the playing field but they would eventually not be able to hide them anymore. Post concussion syndrome is when patients show symptoms such as: headaches, dizziness, irritability, and sometimes even depression which continue to persist for more than 6 weeks. This makes diagnosing the concussion very easy. Athletes need to be required to take longer breaks from sports when they have suffered from a concussion, this will lower the chance loads of kids having permanent brain damage. If we make sure they sit out longer it will reduce the risk of them having another concussion and this will in the end, work out better for them because they will be able to play fully because they have recovered all the
Long term effects of having a concussion could be; mood disturbances, cognitive difficulties, and behavior issues. It is also possible that there could be a change in judgment or attention span. If an athlete does not return to play too early then it is likely that they can have a full recovery, but if they do they are more vulnerable to further damage which can then lead to the long term effects. Although, some athletes have shorter recovery time and there is also technological advances that claim to minimize risk of injury and protect a developing brain from long term damage. One of these advances is a helmet, made to lower the amount of movement of the brain on sudden …show more content…
Many students also don't realize there is anything wrong because we rely on symptoms to let us know something is wrong. It varies, but some people can go very long periods of time without experiencing any symptoms at all. Students also sometimes don't want to report their symptoms just because of fact that they might be taken off the playing field but they would eventually not be able to hide them anymore. Post concussion syndrome is when patients show symptoms such as: headaches, dizziness, irritability, and sometimes even depression which continue to persist for more than 6 weeks. This makes diagnosing the concussion very easy. Athletes need to be required to take longer breaks from sports when they have suffered from a concussion, this will lower the chance loads of kids having permanent brain damage. If we make sure they sit out longer it will reduce the risk of them having another concussion and this will in the end, work out better for them because they will be able to play fully because they have recovered all the