The Canadian Athletic Therapists Association (CATA) has requested a proposal for assistance to influence healthcare insurance coverage. Specifically, CATA wants Athletic Therapy services included in the Federal public sector healthcare plan. CATA wishes to focus on Federal Government healthcare plans as the primary target, although there is potential with Provincial Governments, regional health authorities, universities and colleges. 1.0 The Context 1.1 The Federal Environment Inclusion of Athletic Therapy services in the Federal Public Service Health Care Plan (PSHCP) is part of the current contact negotiations between the Federal Government, led by the Treasury Board of Canada, and the federal unions, whose strongest voice is the…
An athlete must not wait for their coach to say it's okay to return, but for a doctor to tell them that they are fully healed. This is the only way to ensure the safety of athletes with…
Knowing the Activity Intensity Scale (AIS) and Concussion grade scale known as Colorado Concussion Scale (CCS) has its importance with an athlete and physician by characterizing the activity level the athlete is in as far as school and sport using the AIS. Although the AIS does not determine return to play it is a good tool to know for cognitive and physical information. Knowing the CCS to be able to assign grades of the concussion and whether or not the athlete should return to play or not is important to the athlete’s health and well-being. When comparing the lecture points of concussions to this article they differ in way that in our lecture points we are given a broader spectrum of concussions.…
These players lives were at risk due to the lack of safety protocols that were in place when they played. The league has recently started implementing rules in order to cut down on the amount of players affected by long term brain problems.…
There is no greater controversy in American sports today than the long term effects of repeated concussions on professional athletes. The National Football League (NFL) reached a billion dollar settlement in 2015, which aimed to resolve the “concussion issue”. It was widely speculated that the NFL withheld information about concussion effects. The case brought forth against the NFL was centered on post-mortem findings of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in over 30 former football players. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE, is a degenerative brain disease caused by repeated blows to the head, and is characterized by headaches, erratic behavior, and is well known for leading to suicidal tendencies.…
Interscholastic Sport Safety Interscholastic sport safety promotes the welfare of all school athletic programs from sudden accidents. In particular, this report will discuss how high school and collegiate sport programs prepare for cardiac arrest. High school and collegiate athletic programs has many guidelines to prevent and respond to cardia arrest emergencies. Such as, athletic programs are required to give all athletes physical exams, screenings before athlete can further represent a sport program.…
Are sports risky to you or not. Sports to me is very risky. There can be bad and good risk and the bad risk for me is for example I play softball and one risky thing about that sport is that you have to make sure you don't get hit by the ball or bat. So you have to watch the ball and bat. The ball can easily take you out because if a strong person hits the ball or throws the ball than you can get a concussion if it hits you in the head.…
There was a death in the sports history seventy seven years ago that left a nation muddled and in a state of utter curiosity. An outstanding Yankee’s baseball player, Lou Gehrig, fell victim to an obscure disease at the age of thirty nine that left many with unanswered questions. His demise lead to research into what are now known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) that have notably become more and more prominent and destructive in athletes even up to this day. ALS is a horrific disease in which the mind stays, but the body does not. As the disease progresses over time, the body’s ability to control movement are lost.…
Sports injuries: Coping while you are away from home Sometimes you get more than you bargained for when you try to stick with a fitness regimen. A sports-related injury that occurs while you're on vacation can cramp your style -- unless you take some simple precautions. Last year, while I was on vacation in the beach town of St Joseph, Michigan, I suffered a sports-related injury.…
Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic demyelinating disease. It is the most common chronic Central Nervous System disease among young adults in the United States, with an estimated 1.3 million people worldwide (Heine, M., Rietberg, M. B., Wegen, E. E., Port, I. V., & Kwakkel, G., 2012) . MS has several forms and a variety of symptoms. One of the most common forms of MS is relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). RRMS is a type of MS that has periods of flared symptoms, followed by a time of recovery with few or no symptoms.…
The game of baseball has been played since the 1800’s, and still today, the game is affected by the injuries that present itself in the game. This sport is still widely played around the world and is one of the most popular sports in history. Even though it is hard to believe, baseball has become a major tradition for a lot of people. Families all across the globe enjoy the sweet entertainment of watching their favorite sport team or favorite sport player. Some people are so obsessed with his or her favorite team, that they go to every game and watch every inning.…
Parents are hesitating putting their kids in a sport like football because they are afraid to have to deal with long term issues like concussions. In a recent study, "76 of 79 deceased NFL players found to have brain disease" (Breslow, 2014, p.1) The injuries only come when players are playing the game careless and not correctly. Those things are issues but can be avoided. The leaders of the sports as the NBA and NFL are trying to find ways to promote the right way to play.…
Trauma and injuries cannot be avoided by athletes. For injuries, your muscles may not cope up with your training. Having an injury may decrease flexibility, balance and coordination. For traumatic experiences, others commit suicide because of depression when they lost a game. It may leave a scar to a person and have negative impact on their life.…
Not Enough Medical Prevention For Youth Injuries Growing up as an athlete, it came with many complication. Always being injured was the number one problem. Maintaining a healthy body was the key to succeed, dealing with any sport. Stretching, warming up, and practicing well was hard as a kid.…
I have always been involved in some sort of sport activity. So when I was asked the question “ What do you want to do after High School?” I didn’t really know what to say. So, one day I was over visiting my uncle's house and he asked the same question. I said “ I don’t know?”, and so he proposed that I maybe try sports medicine.…