Injuries

Heal your Musculoskeletal Injuries in Car Accident with Chiropractic Care Car accidents can cause property damage, and injuries to the individuals. A person may have bruises, fracture, misalignment of the vertebrae, etc., in the collision. The recovery time depends on the condition of the individual. Several impairements can be healed in a short time, whereas others may take time in the complete well being. If you cannot walk, move, or lift the things after an accident, then there are high…

Rugby and Football Injuries Rugby and American football are both very physical sports with many injuries but which is the more dangerous sport? Most people will say that the more dangerous sport is rugby because there is little to no protection for the body that is required. As for football they must have their protective gear. While playing football everyone wears the required protective gear such as helmet, shoulder pads, and girdle (leg/lower body protection). In contrast, while playing…

Traumatic brain injuries whether they occur on the football field, soccer field, ice hockey rink, or overseas in a war laden area continues to climb. Concussions continue to be on the forefront of research in the athletic setting. Even with the numerous studies looking into concussion it continues to be a mystery to researchers. With evolving research-linking concussion to various neurodegenerative diseases, other settings are being investigated to determine if there is a link with concussion…

damage, which might cause chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Some solutions that can decrease the risks of brain injuries are to improve helmets, provide more information about the risks of injuries, change rules for kickoff, change the three-point stance, update the contracts, and offer insurance for retired players. The brutal nature of football is the main reason for head injuries in most NFL players. Kevin Seifert states, “Diagnosed concussions went up significantly from 206 in 2014 to…

United States that have torn their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Sports like football, basketball, wrestling, and soccer are constantly shifting left and right and jumping give making them a higher risk for a ACL injury or minor knee injury than an average young adult. After the knee injury these young athletes need to go through some kind of rehab to get back on the field and to their everyday life activities. During the time of rehab they will take assessments to note there progress. The…

much effort required. Whatever it is to you there is one thing we can all agree on...football is a dangerous sport. Between head injuries and just entire body injuries it is dangerous. The most common injury in football is a head injury. Head injuries are dangerous and the most frequent injury. Broken bones will heal, but your brain may not. Football brain injuries can be short term like a concussion or long term like CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy). Concussions. Concussions are…

safety and protective gear you can count on, there is no reason to be worried. Also if there is more research being done on brain injuries, there could also be a chance there would be less injuries or accidents during games; and that's what NFL is doing too. NFL has been donating millions of dollars towards research on brain injuries. So the more research done on brain injuries, the more knowledge we know about how to keep our self safe from any brain damage.…

present. The ones that do have a medical personnel cannot be present at all games. Half of them are not even fully trained. More than half of 7 million sports injuries are sustained by youth as young as 5(“Play it Safe” 1-2). Parents should not allow their children to play contact sports because their brains are still developing, injuries lead to long-lasting effects, and safety precautions are not effective. Kids are not miniature adults, their brains still have a long way to go for developing.…

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide in individuals under the age of 45. The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that TBIs will be the third largest contributor to the global burden of disease and mortality by 2020 (WHO, 2006). Over the years, there have been connections seen between concussions, and emotional difficulties and suicide. There has also been increasing evidence that moderate and severe TBI is an important risk factor…

Head injuries are any injuries to the brain, skull and/or scalp (Your head) they are caused by any physical injuries (playing with a ball and getting hit in the head, getting hit with any heavy or hard equipment, and any accidents like falling, car accidents assaults etc. Also a trauma, stroke, tumor and or other illnesses, this could cause for there to be bruising, swelling or tearing in the brain tissue; some injuries are: Hematoma, Hemorrhage, Concussions, Edema, Skull Fractures and Diffuse…