Repetitive strain injury

more serious injuries might you ask? A big part of the increase of harsh injuries is the fact that most football players, even in high school, practice year…

Psychological Context: Tackle football at a young age diminishes the brain, creating severe long-term side effects. Football should be safer as it is becoming a more popular sport. The risks of players experiencing head trauma needs to decrease or non-existent. Thesis: Athletes who began playing tackle football before the age of 12 had more behavioral and cognitive problems later in life than those who started playing after they turned 12 Evidence: 1.A study shown by the University of Boston…

Technology such as clothing and equipment development, sporting facilities and stadium development, video and computer games and more have had a huge impact on football. Officiating a football match includes consulting a third referee and replay technology. A third referee is a person that would be referred to if the umpires could not resolve a problem. For example if a player may have touched the ball with their hand. Then replay technology was bought in. Before this technology numerous of…

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.…

Concussions in sports are the most common head injury. It is also extreme when they occur in Youth Sports. They take place in a variety of sports too. How they occur and the symptoms, the grades/levels of concussions there are, and what people are doing to prevent the rapid increase of concussions each day are just three of many questions most people don’t know how to answer correctly. This head injury takes place by a violent blow or shaking of the head. They’re extremely common in contact…

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 trauma”. The disease is incurable and can only be…

Long term effects of concussions and traumatic brain injuries, as well as increased memory loss and depression can take effect to athletes years after retirement due to these effective injuries. According to the “CDC,” Medical providers may describe a concussion as a “mild” brain injury because concussions are usually not life-threatening. Even so, the effects of a concussion can be serious.” Concussions can be really…

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…

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, nausea,…

the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus, are located in or near the brain. Traumatic brain injures (concussions) can injure them, causing hormone problems. A person with TBI may have hormone problems right away or months or even years after the injury. The digestive system also will be affected because when you have a concussion you usually do not want…