Head injury

Forty-seven percent of sport’s concussions occur in contact high school football (Sports Concussion). A concussion, otherwise known as a traumatic brain injury, occurs when there is a forceful impact to the head causing the brain to rattle around inside of the skull. Repetitive concussions, over the course of a sports career, can result in permanent brain damage and in some cases even death. Not all concussions are severe, but even a mild concussion, where symptoms include dizziness and nausea,…

worth the health risk to allow your kids to play the game of football. Over time concussions have become more and more common among sports related injuries. Last season the NFL reported 271 game related concussions. In a 16 week season…

may cause serious brain damage, bodily injuries, and death. Football is a one of the most popular sports in the United states, and leads all other sports in the amount of injuries sustained in young people. In the article “Mike Webster’s autopsy ‘one of the most significant moments in the history of sports’” by Tyler Drenon, Webster’s brain was described as one of “boxers, very old people with Alzheimer’s disease, or someone who had suffered a severe head wound.” This was because Webster had a…

their career due to physical injuries sustained during their career. The NFL and NHL need to do more to protect their players by regulating the standards of each sport, respectively. Football and hockey are both sports that require early participation and training from a young age in order to enter the professional league. Both football and hockey are contact sports that encourage aggression and physicality. Between tackling and hits, players suffer minor to major injuries that may require…

More than 3.5 million children ages 14 and younger get hurt annually playing sports or participating in recreational activities. Injuries that occur in sports are no joke and can lead to serious injury or even death. Sports such as snowboarding, MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighting, boxing, and tackle football are among the most dangerous (Clemmitt). The number of injuries have increased over the last few years because those athletes do not have the proper equipment for the sport. Common activities…

(Gasper, 2013). • Derek Boogaard was a former NHL enforcer whose brain showed signs of neurodegenerative disease which can be linked to repeated head trauma (Press, 2011). • NHL players that take several blows to the head may lead to concussions (Staff, 2013). • Concussions are a type of traumatic injury which is caused by a hit, or mainly any type of injury that causes the brain to be shaken inside the skull (HealthWise, 2014). • Athletes may have to deal with chronic headaches, dizziness,…

Clank,CLAnk,CLANK!!!! ohhhhh that must_a hurt!!.Have you ever seen someone get a severe impact when players head-butt each other or a severe injury. Well if you have these sports such as football.I think these kind of sports are really dangerous.Today I q tell you why football might be a risk everyone that can affect your health and how the NFL is trying to make it safer. To begin with, one way that football is dangerous is that that players can get a concussion.In…

blows to the head, after effects, and prevention Ricario L. Bowen The brain is the most important part of the body and is also one of the most delicate. The brain is used for almost everything and without it a person would not be able to live. Brain injuries have been a major concern in contact sports, specifically football. Brain injuries are most common in these sports, mainly because it is a contact sport, which increases the rate of brain injuries. The most…

there is a lot of injuries in the NFL.” At the moment about 2,000 people in the United States suffer a concussion while playing sports”(“Sports Concussions”). That means helmets do not have enough protection. To stop sports injuries we will have to work together to educate people, add padding, and make a law. The first way to prevent a sport injury is by educating people about it.”What a fractoris is is a break in the bone that could occur from either a quick one time break injury to the…

Head trauma and contact sports often go hand in hand. Contact sports such as football, soccer, boxing, and rugby involve major head collisions and are associated with high rates of concussions. Repeated head traumas are likely to cause chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which can be described as the degeneration of the brain. CTE has similar signs as other nerve damaging diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s diseases. Initially, there was a lack of research pertaining to…