“Concussion of the brain is often produced by a severe blow on the head and is marked by unconscious- ness, shallow respiration, slow pulse, cold skin and pallor, often followed by partia1 stupor, vomiting and severe headache” (Berner). In contacts sports such as soccer, football, ice hockey, and rugby concussions are often the leading cause of injury. The reason behind the concussions is because most sports require individuals to meet at a certain location and time in order to receive or deflect a ball. This often leads to hard collisions between opponents and sometimes even a teammate. “In the United States, almost 175,000 children and adolescents are treated annually in emergency departments (EDs) for sport-related head injuries” (Purcell,
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The concern for concussions is pivotal for sports but many don’t realize the longevity of the injury. There are many concerns in life after a concussion and there are several cases where concussions leave an impact that can damage the brain later on in life. One objective in the case that was studied was “to investigate whether former athletes who sustained their last concussion more than 30 years ago would be slower than former athletes without concussion on a rapid alternating movement task specifically selected for its proven sensitivity to detect bradykinesia symptoms or motor execution slowness” (Beaumont, Théoret, Mongeon, Messier, Leclerc, Tremblay, Ellemberg, Lassonde). The research included 56 participants who have played at the university level of hockey and two experimental groups. One group with a history of concussion and a group with no prior history. Both groups cooperated in many different test such as a “concussion history questionnaire, the Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE), a general health questionnaire, the ERP recordings and the TMS protocol. The second session consisted of the neuropsychological assessment and the diadochokinesia task” ((Beaumont, Théoret, Mongeon, Messier, Leclerc, Tremblay, Ellemberg, and Lassonde). In most of the test, former athletes who had suffered from a concussion performed significantly worse than the other group. This study shows that severe concussions from earlier in adulthood can still affect you later on in
The concern for concussions is pivotal for sports but many don’t realize the longevity of the injury. There are many concerns in life after a concussion and there are several cases where concussions leave an impact that can damage the brain later on in life. One objective in the case that was studied was “to investigate whether former athletes who sustained their last concussion more than 30 years ago would be slower than former athletes without concussion on a rapid alternating movement task specifically selected for its proven sensitivity to detect bradykinesia symptoms or motor execution slowness” (Beaumont, Théoret, Mongeon, Messier, Leclerc, Tremblay, Ellemberg, Lassonde). The research included 56 participants who have played at the university level of hockey and two experimental groups. One group with a history of concussion and a group with no prior history. Both groups cooperated in many different test such as a “concussion history questionnaire, the Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE), a general health questionnaire, the ERP recordings and the TMS protocol. The second session consisted of the neuropsychological assessment and the diadochokinesia task” ((Beaumont, Théoret, Mongeon, Messier, Leclerc, Tremblay, Ellemberg, and Lassonde). In most of the test, former athletes who had suffered from a concussion performed significantly worse than the other group. This study shows that severe concussions from earlier in adulthood can still affect you later on in