Sport-related concussion

Concussions: The Invisible Injury Ben Utecht, a former tight end in the NFL, said “The concussion crisis has changed the face of sports as we know it and it has brought to surface the incredible importance of our brain health. The time is now for us to make our brain the number one priority so that education and awareness can take effect, and begin to change the way we approach the health of our athletes from youth to professionals.” Along with attempting to prevent concussions, athletes…

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…

By the year 2050, many of the injuries that occur in sports will be reduced because “technology is going to greatly reduce the common injuries that happen in sports today (Harner).” Ankle sprains are the most common sports injury while, knee injuries are the fifth most common injuries in sports and the most prevalent involve the ACL and MCL. Many steps have been taken in the past 10 years to help combat these problems, such as the use of better stretching techniques, and an increase in…

The New England Patriots are currently 7-1 and are tied for the best record in the NFL. Even though it is only the midway point of the season, the Patriots still sit atop the AFC East with a 3 game lead and are currently the number 1 seed in the AFC along with being atop most NFL power rankings. Since week 5, Tom Brady has returned to the starting lineup for the Pats and has torched the league for 12 touchdowns and 0 interceptions in 4 games. Along with the return of Brady was the return of…

Price Football” and Flynn’s “Football Does a Body Good (Nannyism Doesn’t)”, I notice many arguments that call for my attention. Banks’s article was persuasive, however Flynn’s included some logical fallacies. This week I also watched a film titled “Concussion”, directed by Peter Landsman, the movie provided many facts that inclined my perspective in regards to the changes needed in Football. The Author of “What Price Football”, Don Banks uses a specific combination of words that make me…

Concussion awareness is so important when it comes to not having a really safe helmet it could be the one thing keeping you safe from a concussion. Making sure you are wearing good and safe helmet is so crucial, it could be the determining factor between having a concussion or just a small bump. When it comes to actually finding a good helmet don't just trust a helmet if it´s a well known brand. You might think this doesn't make much sense, people usually assume that if a brand is well known or…

The NFL Should Needs to Ban Harmful Painkillers Substantial: Of considerable importance, size, or worth. Many NFL Players have substantial amounts of pain. The league tries to help, but is what they’re doing the best for the players? Although most painkillers are effective, they come with deadly effects. The NFL needs to ban harmful painkillers. Of course painkillers relieve pain very quickly, but their long term effects outweigh that relief. According to Dr. Nathaniel Berman and Dr. Frank…

Football is one of the best sports in the world that garners a wide fan-base. Football stars are always in the go and cheered upon by their fans. However, their sports is not as easy and smooth sailing as one can think of since they also experience some major set-backs in the form of injuries. One of the most common football foot injuries is the high ankle sprain such as what happened to Barcelona forward, Neymar, during their team's win at the Copa del Rey in January 2014. During the ankle…

discussed is through a vast range of academic source’s and previous studies to try and find a gap in the literature, in order to gain more knowledge in this particular issue within sport and try find the correct implications to avoid it having a negative effect. It has been portrayed that fatigue does have a negative effect on sports performance due to the body being over tired as well as being one of the main reasons for injury within…

“Pop” Warner, creator of plays like the forward pass. Football was derived from rugby. As this sport evolved over the years, so did their fans and players. Coach Pop Warner created one of the best offensive line-ups, the single-wing, and changed the game of football because it made it harder for the defense to find out where the ball was. Glenn Scobey Warner started showing a lot enthusiasm in sports at a very early age. Before Glenn Scobey Warner came to the football history, he was…