Head injury

its head held high and his wings slightly open with a turquoise hue to the left wing. The second swan in the middle neck stands completely straight with his wing relaxed on his body. The final swan’s, to the right, neck curves while his head lays on its body with his wings closed.…

There was a calm wind blowing through the still wet grass from an earlier storm. Animals of all sorts could be spotted peacefully grazing in the distance, every once and awhile swatting their heads back trying to keep away the ferocious bugs biting at their flesh. The scenery would distract me for a short period of time, but then smoke rising in the distance or a single rifle shot would remind me of where I was. It was the first day of May, only one more month before I go home, leaving this…

Sports today, have many controversial topics that are introduced and discussed heavily. In the NFL (National Football League), concussions are a crucial topic to be discussed. A concussion is an injury caused by an impact to the head, or a violent shaking of the head and body. Doug Baldwin, wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks took a big hit during one of his games. He was then screened for a concussion and Baldwin claimed that he could have easily cheat the protocol if he wanted to, but…

actually very dangerous. It is widely known that you can sprain your ankle, break a bone or even get a concussion, all in the name of the sport; however, many are unaware of or overlook that fact that something such as a concussion or repeated hits to the head can lead up to a deadly disease known as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). CTE, defined by the Concussion Foundation is a “degenerative brain disease found in athletes, military veterans, and others with a history of repetitive brain…

life. Brain damage caused by multiple blows to the head has never received the appropriate attention that it deserves. A recent study by researchers at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ brain repository in Bedford, Massachusetts showed that of the brain tissue from 128 former football players examined, 101 (78.9%) of them tested positive for CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) (Goff). CTE is a degenerative brain disease the results from head trauma, and contains symptoms such as: memory…

the first neurosurgeons’ report and told A.B to stop playing football as he could be paralyzed for life. Even with all of the reports informing A.B. to stop playing football, the head trainer of BTU went to a safety meeting and claimed that football players with this type of disease do not have a heightened risk of injury or paralysis. Ultimately, everyone allowed A.B and his parents make the decision and he chose to play. With three games left in the season, he was paralyzed, however, he…

generate a huge force when ramming on the field in a play, more specifically helmet-to-helmet crashes are very common in many times of the game. “The lawsuit combines more than 80 prior that seek to hold the league responsible for treatment of brain injuries and diseases”(Bang, 2012). Most importantly, the league had denied similar accusations in the past. Although they had stated that the players safety were the priority, they had contradicted themselves. For years, the National Football League…

developing Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). “Heads In The Game” claims, from high school to the pros, football accounts for more than half of the 300,000 sport related concussions that occur every year in the U.S (“Heads In The Game”). The Harvard Health Letter conducted a case study on 2,252 retired NFL players, with the average age being 53.8 years old. They discovered a strong correlation between concussions and depression in the NFL (“Heads In The Game”).…

Athletic trainers work to treat injuries that occur within all aspects of sports in order to return players to the field or court as quickly as possible. A concussion, however, is one injury that trainers do not attempt to fix quickly and easily. Concussions have become a very serious and common injury among professional and amateur athletes who take part in contact sports, such as football and soccer. A concussion is defined as, “A traumatic brain injury that alters the way your brain…

this with his first patient Mike Webster, who was one of the best centers of all time. While examining Webster’s brain, he found that “persistent head injuries sustained in football play shake up the brain” (Ebert). This causes damage to the brain because human brains do not have shock absorbers and release proteins after each blow to the head causing head trauma. This caused Dr. Omalu to deepen his study as more dead patients came in. As his research starts to get out “his findings elicit from…