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    They may be less active, but they would be much safer and would have fun. If they get a concussion or another injury, they may never be the same. Besides, they could be inside reading a book or just playing outside. Would a parent want to run the risk that his/her child could get badly…

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    Sports Related Injuries

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    the injury is. The three most common types of injuries that happen to athletes are ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) tears, rotator cuff tears, and concussions. Examining…

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    problem Lack of speech Difficulty with movement Problem with digesting food well Hard to keep your mind focused Weakness in muscle headache CTE is a degenerative Brain disease found common in Athletes and other that have had several amounts of concussions or trauma to the brain. Their is no real treatment for CTE Reduce the amount of activities you do Get plenty of rest Return to Activities gradually Slowly get back to work Prevent from drink Alcohol and only taking prescribed items Talking…

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    "The most common form of a TBI is a concussion"(CDC). This can be caused by direct blows to the head, force from a whiplash injury, violent shaking of the head, or gunshot wounds. A concussion is caused when the brain receives trauma from an impact or sudden movement change. "Blood vessels may stretch in the brain and cranial nerves could be damaged"(KBK). When a person gets a concussion, they may lose consciousness for a brief amount of time. During a concussion a blood clot can occur in the…

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    Kids and adults love playing competitive sports, but the big problem is that they can get hurt easily while paying. Some believe that competitive sports are dangerous and shouldn’t be played. While others believe that sports teaches kids teamwork and it is a way for people to stay active. However, if one had to choose it would be better to not play because these sports are dangerous and life risking. One reason that you shouldn’t play competitive sports is that 1.5 million Americans suffer…

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    Hit Count Book Report

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    evaluating, and predicting. First, I will be connecting to how Arlo feels when he gets a concussion. He does not admit to himself that anything is wrong. He just tells himself it is part of the game to get your bell rung: “The crown of my head started screaming pain like somebody was trying to open my lid with a screwdriver.” (Lynch, 226). At this point he should have immediately come off of the field and undergone concussion testing. Instead all that happened was the coach asked him if he was…

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    Concussions In Soccer

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    balls are the main cause of most concussions in soccer. Several sports organizations have banned headers in games played by anyone younger than the high school level, trying to reduce the progressing trend of concussions in the game. The University of Colorado has proven this to be wrong, finding that headers are not the main problem in the…

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    NFL Head Injuries

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    Is the NFL doing enough to address head injuries for their sport? The debate over head injuries in the National Football League has perplexing views coming from the audience, players, and medical doctors in the United States. This has become a major issue in the last ten years because of recent studies linking chronic brain diseases with retired players. Many lawsuits filed against the NFL happened after this became public knowledge. More rules and regulations must go into action immediately to…

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    Nfl Case Study

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    Football League believes that they will be invincible under this because in the players contracts were non-negotiable and the players signed it. Even then the NFL is responsible for the health and safety of these players. Negligence applies to the concussion case because of the fact that more than 4,000 veterans from the NFL have explicitly complained to the association about their head trauma that they have experienced. Due to the NFL's lack of response and change, they are violating the duty…

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    Yes, soccer players should wear helmets.To start off with, helmets help prevent concussions from adults and kids.Secondly, are helmets meant for soccer no but are they safe and helpful yes.Next,I believe that soccer players kids & adults should wear helmets if they wish to like helmets would be offered to adults & children and they could use the helmets if they wated to and if they didn’t want to use the helmet that’s okay to cause they are putting their own safety at risk. ¨Last year, however,…

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