Sport-related concussion

Documented concussions in sports date back to the early 1890s. This condition was not a serious problem everyone dealt with and was treated as just another injury. As time moved along, doctors and coaches received more information about concussions and educated players about this monster of an injury, which has grown to be a nightmare for some. Concussions have torn the toughest players in the NFL apart, like Mike Webster, and now there are concerns that it could do the same to college, and as…

The brain is one of the most perplexing organs of the body and concussions, since the first diagnosis have been one of the most puzzling injuries that human’s experience. There has not been a lot of research done to find out the extent of damage they cause on the human brain or why they can cause the variety of symptoms that they do, especially in sports. Many trainers have begun to have their players wear mouthguards, due to research leading doctors to believe that mouthguards can help to…

Concussions from football My intro is about the rate on concussions, and what People are doing about it. The rate of concussions per year have doubled since the last ten years. Doctors are studying and doing research that could help solve these problems. They are also doing research for what type of gear and equipment that can help with concussions. The next part is about statistics on how people should develop better safety gear. The CDC say the rate of concussions per year has doubled in…

more than a seemingly minor pain. If Billy were to have a concussion and he didn't properly recognize the signs and symptoms... That one mere "headache" could be overlooked and result in exceeding long term consequences. Furthermore, any injured athlete with signs or symptoms of a concussion should be required to sit out…

year there are more and more reported injuries in football, including concussions. There are many of these injuries that can cause long term effects. Players continue to get bigger, stronger, and faster every year and football equipment technology has not kept up. Football is such a dangerous sport that there should be age limits to be able to play. There are more and more kids playing sports in general. This has made sports become much more competitive and physically demanding. According to…

Is football dangerous for our youth? Do you think that football is dangerous for our youth? I don’t think football is dangerous because you can get hurt the same way you do in football in any sport you do. I play football myself and I have never gotten hurt before and I am blessed for that. Football is supposed to be a very physical contact and you have to be man about when you get and to hit somebody. Today more youth coaches are taking classes about safety in football and so our youth…

places a disadvantage for the players, it furtively fines players, and it is changing the tradition of the sport, others believe that the NFL is just trying to prevent their players from concussions and even possibly 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…

research on studies the effects of concussions on adolescents, particularly adolescents involved in athletics such as competitive Bantam and Midget hockey. Hockey is a world renowned contact sport where being physical and fighting on the ice is welcomed by spectators. This sport is so physical that it requires its players to don a helmet to go into the game and as protective as the helmets are, they cannot 100% protect their players from getting concussed. Concussions in athletics are becoming a…

Concussions are one of the main problems that many athletes face. It can change the way the brain functions. According to Mayo Clinic, it can have short-term issues such as headaches and long-term problems. Today, many children around the ages of twelve play a contact-related sport such as tackle football and heading in soccer. Heading in soccer and tackle football can cause serious injuries, so we need the brain to not get hurt. Contact sports should not be allowed to children due to…

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…