Concussion

These staggering figures are unavoidable in football’s dangerous style, and can trigger immediate mental issues through concussions. For every concussion-causing blow, there are hundreds of micro-concussive hits (Lyman). Alone, these lesser head-blows are not necessarily dangerous, but over the course of a career, they combine to induce brain damage much worse than a simple concussion. They begin their work once players have left the field, and profoundly degrade many minds (Lyman). Hall-of-fame…

BIAMI is involved in primary prevention through community education, public awareness campaigns, webinar and brochures on preventive measures such as helmet use while riding a bike, motorcycle, snowmobile, scooter, or all -terrain vehicle, sport concussion, texting while driving and making living areas safer for senior by removing tripping hazards, using non slip mats in bathtub and on shower floors, Installing window guards to keep young children from falling out of window and more (Brain…

This experiment is a correlational study because it is used to see if there is a correlation between concussion knowledge and socioeconomic class. This study was used to see if the coaches that lived in a lower socioeconomic class had less concussion education through than coaches who lived in a higher socioeconomic class, and how effective the Heads Up Football (HUF) program is. The participants of this study were 5,263 leagues that sponsored youth football. Zip codes were used for the…

as I jumped up for the ball, my feet got tangled with the opposing player and I crashed down onto my head. I was immediately taken to the hospital and was diagnosed with a concussion and at least two weeks rest from football. Little did I know, this would be the last game of my life. With my prior history of multiple concussions I understood that I would have a lengthy recovery process; but I never predicted the long term effects it would have on my life. For weeks, I couldn’t think clearly…

professional football too dangerous for players? Since the creation of football in 1869, there have been warnings from doctors about the serious medical consequences of playing professional football. This is because of the number of brain injuries and concussions in NFL players. An example of this is the case of Kevin Turner, a professional NFL player, who died of severe chronic traumatic encephalopathy at the age 46 (Kounang 1). More people should be aware of the severe medical risks that come…

receives about 650 hits to the head per season, according to University of Michigan's NeuroTrauma Research Laboratory.” This simply is saying that these short term head injuries are very common, but as they happen repetitively they can lead to concussions or memory…

Introduction Athletics and exercise are a great way for people to get in shape and lower the risk of chronic diseases like high cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. College athletes are seen as some of the healthiest people in the population, but playing in competitive sports, unfortunately, comes along with the unavoidable risk of injury. This is a terrible reality, but the only way to take that risk out of the equation is to stop playing all together. NCAA Nobody wants…

Every year over 100,000 concussions happen in football. 60% of them are from head to head collisions. So this begs the question, Does the NFL pay enough for people who could possibly end up with serious brain damage, long-term injuries, pain and medical expenses? Should fans feel guilty about supporting it? Studies show in an impact lasting only 15 milliseconds a player’s head can experience up to 100 Gs of force. Collisions on professional teams cause a force of up to 190…

Football gear is the main source for protection from any harm that can be brought. The 1900’s, wasn’t the safest time for football in those days.The reason is the helmets and they had little padding.But helmets evolution is the main priority, but helmets back then were made of a soft leather and they were called ‘’ head harnesses’’ and this is back around the 1900’s,.They were more focused on ear protection, and this made it difficult to communicate.So later somewhere between 1915, and 1917, the…

In this text, a young football player named Clay Hollis loves the game of football, but has an increasing fear of concussions. Clay lives in San Antonio and is in middle school he plays pee wee football with his best friend David Guerrero. Clay Hollis is a wide receiver and after taking a bad hit in his football game he starts to miss catches out of the fear that he might get hurt. This is unusual because he has never felt this way before. Clay is feeling embarrassed and he also doesn’t want to…