Current research suggests that there is approximately 1.6 to 3.8 million recreational and sport-related concussions each year in the U.S. and the number of people being treated for these injuries has increased greatly in recent years. A concussion is a type of brain injury caused by a blow to the head or a violent shaking of the head and body. This is also called a TBI, traumatic brain injury. There are multiple sports that are at high risk for concussions, which lead to major, minor, and physical effects of the brain, but there are also preventions and protections from the impact. There are a numerous amount of symptoms a person could look for when trying to detect if someone has a concussion. Although, some symptoms last for days, weeks,
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Four of the top sports that receives concussions are men’s wrestling, men’s ice hockey, women’s ice hockey, and men’s football. Wrestling has been found to be the top sport to have the highest rate of concussions per athlete. An athlete while wrestling has a 19.5 percent chance of having one concussion and a 8.2 percent chance of having multiple ones. Those who have had a concussion before is also at risk for having another and may take longer to recover than before. Men’s ice hockey is not as bad as wrestling but it is still considered a high speed collision sport. However, women’s ice hockey has a higher rate than men’s. They account to 22 percent of injuries come from games and 13 sustained in practice. A large number of concussion rates come from ice hockey. Football is the most common sport with concussion risk for males which is a 75 percent chance. According to Sports Concussion Institution, a professional football player will receive an estimated 900 to 1500 blows to the head during a …show more content…
He also broadcasted that two of the five concussions the athletic trainers did not know about because they were going to keep him from playing in games. He is now an assistant coach at the three-time NJCAA National Champion East Mississippi Community College, tutoring quarterbacks. In many sports there is a high risk for concussions, which may cause major, minor, and physical effects to happen. However, there are preventions and protections to not come in contact with the impact. Concussions is the top leading sport-related injury in the past years. Although sports is not the only way you can receive a concussion. Car accidents and falls can cause a concussion too. Other people might feel like a different injury is the highest rate in athletic sports. Even though statistics show something completely different. A situation like this could be concerning to a parent who has a young child playing an athletic sport that could possibly cause a concussion. More than 62,000 concussions are sustained each year in high school contact sports, and among college football, 34 percent of those have had one concussions and 20 percent have endured multiple
Four of the top sports that receives concussions are men’s wrestling, men’s ice hockey, women’s ice hockey, and men’s football. Wrestling has been found to be the top sport to have the highest rate of concussions per athlete. An athlete while wrestling has a 19.5 percent chance of having one concussion and a 8.2 percent chance of having multiple ones. Those who have had a concussion before is also at risk for having another and may take longer to recover than before. Men’s ice hockey is not as bad as wrestling but it is still considered a high speed collision sport. However, women’s ice hockey has a higher rate than men’s. They account to 22 percent of injuries come from games and 13 sustained in practice. A large number of concussion rates come from ice hockey. Football is the most common sport with concussion risk for males which is a 75 percent chance. According to Sports Concussion Institution, a professional football player will receive an estimated 900 to 1500 blows to the head during a …show more content…
He also broadcasted that two of the five concussions the athletic trainers did not know about because they were going to keep him from playing in games. He is now an assistant coach at the three-time NJCAA National Champion East Mississippi Community College, tutoring quarterbacks. In many sports there is a high risk for concussions, which may cause major, minor, and physical effects to happen. However, there are preventions and protections to not come in contact with the impact. Concussions is the top leading sport-related injury in the past years. Although sports is not the only way you can receive a concussion. Car accidents and falls can cause a concussion too. Other people might feel like a different injury is the highest rate in athletic sports. Even though statistics show something completely different. A situation like this could be concerning to a parent who has a young child playing an athletic sport that could possibly cause a concussion. More than 62,000 concussions are sustained each year in high school contact sports, and among college football, 34 percent of those have had one concussions and 20 percent have endured multiple