Concussion

if it is moving too much you may have a concussion. A concussion is traumatic head injury. You usually get a concussion when you receive a blow to the head. You can receive a concussion in any sport but the most popular sport to receive one in is in football. Concussion cause the most fatalities in football. Throughout this essay you will learn many new things like symptoms, CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy), some famous people that has had concussions and the diseases that they’ve gotten,…

Documented concussions in sports date back to the early 1890s. This condition was not a serious problem everyone dealt with and was treated as just another injury. As time moved along, doctors and coaches received more information about concussions and educated players about this monster of an injury, which has grown to be a nightmare for some. Concussions have torn the toughest players in the NFL apart, like Mike Webster, and now there are concerns that it could do the same to college, and as…

“Unlike a broken ankle, or other injuries you can feel with your hands, or see on an x-ray, a concussion is a disruption of how the brain works” -USA Football & CDC The concussion throughout the years has dynamically metamorphosed to be a more serious prognosis, and it can be concluded that from the political battles, expanded research studies, and advancing treatment- that the concussion that stands today is far from what it was twenty- five years ago. Diving deep into the definitions,…

lacrosse have to deal with concussions. Concussions are caused by a bruise on your brain that happens when your head hits up against something like in football when your helmet hits someone else's helmet. Concussions have bad effects mentally, socially and physically, some are the loss of total control of your body, affects the brain so much that it cripples the body, and mood swings and memory loss. The effects of concussions can affect your education. Since concussions are caused by your…

that student athletes are required to be monitored, and even completely healed from being concussed before returning to any sporting events. Both Fred Theye and Karla Mueller state in Article 1 that, "High school athletes are more vulnerable to concussions than older students and may take longer to recover," and that, "High school students are three times more likely to experience…

physically. A concussion is a traumatic brain injury that’s caused by a significant blow to the head or body, which causes the brain to shake inside the skull. The majority of concussions go unreported, which means they go untreated. Multiple concussions, especially untreated, lead to a disorder called Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, otherwise known…

have at least one thing in common: the risk of getting a concussion. A concussion is a traumatic brain injury (TBI) that results from a direct/indirect action or force that causes the brain to shake rapidly within the skull (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2016). This injury can mildly or severely affect the brain’s function by damaging brain cells and producing chemical alterations (CDC, 2016). Throughout the years, concussions have been more prevalent not only in professional…

Burnstein agrees with others Diehl discusses concussion in sports and the issues and dangers involved…

An extensive report about sports-related concussions in young people, released last week by the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council, made recommendations that included bolstering research, collecting data, examining injury protocols and educating the public. But the report identified one particularly stubborn challenge: the “culture of resistance” among high school and college athletes, who may be inclined to shrug off the invisible injuries and return immediately to the…

“Concussion, the Major Sport Injury” Between 2001 and 2009, there were an estimated 173,000 people treated in the emergency room for concussions related sports or recreation activities. A concussion is a serious type of brain injury. The word “concussion” comes from the Latin word “concutere” which means “to shake violently.” The soft tissue in your skull is called the brain. The brain is cushioned by spinal fluid. When a concussion is sustained it is a sudden jolt to the brain. In worse…