Post-concussion syndrome

Concussions in Athletes Tristyn D. Bailey California Baptist University Abstract A growing epidemic in today society are head impacts and concussions cause by contact sports usually happening between athletes. When leaving a head injury undetected, you can result in having long term brain damage and may even prove deadly. To preserve the young athlete’s head health, mental cognition and ability to succeed, it is critical that coaches, players and parents are aware of the inherent dangers and…

know what a concussion is, but what they don’t know is how much they actually effect a persons brain. I know that when I hear that somebody has a concussion I get very worried, as many others would too. After I wondered what really happened to a persons brain when they got a concussion, I decided to do some research. This is why I would compare a concussion to an essay. For those of you who play a contact sport it is very likely that you or a teammate could face getting a concussion. First, I am…

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 and chronic disease later in life. With this ongoing phenomenon universally the term concussion does induce a sense of…

Have you ever wondered the side effects of hard contact hits in high impact sports like football? High impact hits are when you collide heads with another player while playing the sport. There should be more rules or equipment to prevent these hard hits because they can cause memory problems,severe headaches, and they can lead to depression. A couple of severe side effects of high impact hits can be bad headaches for the rest of a person’s life and chronic traumatic encephalopathy. The first…

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…

Dangers Under the Helmet “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 (qtd. in “America Aljazeera”). A large number of athletes think that getting a head injuries isn’t going to happen to them, but are the consecutive small hits to the head dangerous enough to cause damage the brain? A series of studies show that a number of small hits during the season can really add up. Do…

Concussions: The Short and Long term Effects Over 2.7 million people have suffered from concussions just this year. From sports related collisions to whiplash shaking the brain during a car accident, concussions can occur in virtually any situation. The injury initially can affect the brain in different ways due to the fact that the brain is very complex; every brain injury is different and heals in a different way for each victim. Some symptoms of the injury may appear right away, while…

Concussions are serious injuries that are not taken serious I play sports myself and I know how much of a threat a concussion is. This essay tells you the symptoms what causes concussions and why people should take them serious because concussions can be deadly even for the strongest people it can lead to brain bleeds, permanent brain damage or death. many athletes in this country suffer from a common injury. This injury is one with serious side affects and can end anyone career. Could you…

Concussions in high school, college, and in professional sports are an intense situation because concussion can cause an long term effects on people. Like C.T.E is a Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy who has repeated brain injuries which it can affect a person impulsive or erratic Behavior or memory loss. C.T.E is a condition that a person has when it suffer repeated brain injuries and it can affect a person's behavior. But, C.T.E may occur years or decades after the brain injuries and also it…

in football, baseball, and hockey, respectively. In all professional sports, concussions have demanded the commissioners and player safety officials to adopt new penalties and rules to attempt to overcome and prevent these head injuries. Concussions are not as common in baseball as they are in football and hockey, but they are becoming a dangerous occurrence, severely endangering every athlete. Even a minor concussion can be career threatening and precaution is needed every time, but the…