Concussion

conducted to show that it is impossible for helmets to be concussion proof. This article compared the damages of car crashes to football. According to Mark Wilson, car crashes stop in yards where as players stop in inches. Football players have just a small layer of foam protecting the brain. It has been discussed that a helmet being created to prevent concussions will never be possible. The test was not possible to determine concussions, so they determined the durability of the helmet. If the…

500 concussions were reported among high school football players in the U.S. (16). At least 8 football players have died in 2014, according to the National Center for Sports Injury Research, but other factors may have also caused this than just football(16). This is about the dangers of sports injuries, and how we can keep this from happening so much. I think that football is the most dangerous sport out of all the sports that exist because out of all sports it causes the most concussions and…

Throughout the years, football has become an increasingly popular sport. From peewee leagues all the way to the NFL, football is played on a daily basis. Although it has been viewed as an American sport and pastime, the concern for safety within these leagues has become prominent over the past decade. Most people associate football as a dangerous sport and some injuries can be career and even life-ending. When football first started as a sport in the early 1900s, there was no knowledge about the…

In the movie Concussion Dr. Omalu discovers a disease which is killing NFL football players. The disease coined by Dr. Omalu called Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) was not well received by the National Football League. In the movie, the NFL calls Dr. Omalu a quack and that he is completely wrong with his theory of football-related concussions and the development of CTE. The ethical dilemma is that there is a correlation between chronic head trauma and blows, CTE, and football, but the NFL…

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy In order to discuss Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) and the potential risks related to the disease one must first understand what CTE is. CTE is a degenerative disease of the brain caused by repetitive head trauma (What is CTE?, 2016). Athletes that participate in contact sports such as football, hockey, rugby, and even soccer are most at risk due the nature of their sports. Former participants of all these sports have been diagnosed with CTE…

CC William is a 25-year-old male here today to establish care. He would like to talk about right shoulder pain. HPI The patient tells me he injured his right shoulder approximately six weeks ago. He reports that he was playing Ultimate Frisbee. He was running forward when someone came in front of him. He tried to jump over that particular person. While doing so, dove forwarded, landed on his right shoulder, and hit his head as well. He did not lose consciousness. This was witnessed by…

that high school football players had the highest average number of reported symptoms of concussion (5.60), followed by college athletes (5.56) and younger players (4.76) (Reinberg 4) .” Making high school the most high risk concussion level of competitive football aside from professional leagues. Also, a PBS article offered a new study which estimated that high school football players suffered 11.2 concussions for every 10,000 games and practices. Among college players, the rate stood at 6.3…

Well in this paper there will be lots of reason why parents shouldn’t let their child play this evolving game of football. This is a very dangerous sport so most say no you should not let your child play. First of the most common reason is the concussion. That injury can ruin a childs brain if it keeps taking on head to head hits day after day. In a magazine by Frances Hannah it tells a true story about a boy who suffered a major injury in a football game. In the magazine the boy bobby…

Starting Position for American Football Players?, a research article provided by the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, authors Bonnechere, Beyer, Rooze, and Serge Van Sint, state that the four-point starting position leads to a higher risk of concussion or neck injury in American football players. They also deduce from their research that there is no influence on the learning process effect in varying individuals (i.e. football players and non-players). Bonnechere et al. support their…

and having to study for tests, and remembering plays.” said Andre Gregory, a high school student who plays two sports, in the video ‘Sports How Much Is Too Much?’ by KCRA. Young people playing sports is not a quality idea after all the amount of concussions has tripled in the last decade, and the pressure on kids from parents is a great quantity for these young adults. Although teenagers with plenty of things on their plate tend to better academically, it is very frustrating for teens to have…