Concussion

The ever expanding medical evidence documenting the harmful effects of concussions has caused serious concerns about sports-related concussions in youth athletes. One particularly serious concern is an event that can happen in rare instances in young people who suffer a second concussion while still in the process of recovering from a previous concussion. Aptly called “Second Impact Syndrome” or “SIS,” it can result in catastrophic brain swelling that typically leads to death or severe…

Football concussions are harmful to the player and can affect the brain by memory loss, death, and seizures. The reason why I will be talking about concussions is because it is important to know how serious they can be and how harmful they can affect an athlete's future. According to John Wrights book, “Sports injuries: how to prevent, diagnose, and treat. Football” it says “professional teams often use air pads that are inflated by a hand bulb on two points of the helmets.” With the air pads,…

If you play any contact sports, you more than likely know what it is like to have a concussion. Concussions are a bigger deal then most people think they are, they can cause life long heath problems and even may play a major role in the premature death of a lot of people. In 2012, there were 3,800,000 concussions recorded, that is more then double of the amount of concussions that were reported in 2002. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, better known as CTE, is a disease that has killed many…

is the story behind the movie Concussion on team player care management It’s no coincidence the sport of Football is America’s number one sport; we as American’s love to watch athletes compete against each other at the highest level possible especially when it comes to a physical aspect of competing. When it comes to playing the sport of football, you have to realize there’s huge risks that come with it. Due to all the physical contact, injuries such as concussions, spinal problems, broken…

visible to others? If a pattern of injuries occurs, would you be concerned about your future? Boo Williams, is a prime example of the effects of concussions based on injuries that no one knew was happening besides himself. Concussions, which are common in the NFL often lead to mental health issues and other long-term effect. There are many effects of concussions and one of them is the mental health. For example, Boo Williams was a tight end for the New Orleans Saints who played Professional…

“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…

Concussions in The National Football League The NFL has a major issue at hand, that is concussions and the lifelong effects they have had on players in all levels of the game, this is not the first time the league has found its self in this situation and it must once again ‘’adapt’’ in order to get through this dark period. In recent years the National Football League (NFL) has been in hot water after concussions, a traumatic brain injury, has surfaced as a result of the growth in medical…

People "ooooh" because a football player getting sandwiched. Head concussion are not bad as you think as long you don't die you'll be fine for sure. Football gear has changed over a 100 years. We have more protective armor on our shoulders and on our head We don't have leather helmets back in the 1800's. Source 2 states "The players are aware of the risks and accept them. So let them play." What this means football players know there gonna have injuries so if they know just let them play. It…

added 97 players to the injury list with concussions or similar injuries, after accumulated a total of 123 concussed players in the previous season"(Flynn, 2016). This is startling because the amount of concussions in the NFL has increased in a quicker amount of time then compared to the previous season which shows more concussions are becoming more frequent. As concussions are more prevalent in NFL, many people do not understand the term concussion. Concussion means a complex pathophysiological…

Athletes are at an inherent risk for sustaining concussions. However, it is proven that coaches, the first line of treatment, are unlikely to evaluate an athlete correctly. According to the CDC’s Head’s Up Initiate for Educating Coaches, 160 out of 340 surveyed coaches said that they were unsure of how to evaluate a concussion. Leaving a concussion undiagnosed or undiscovered is a recipe for disaster. The article History and Post-Concussion Neurocognitive Performance and Symptoms in College…