Concussions have been known for a long time to occur mainly in car accidents and contact sports. Recently in the past decade‚ doctors have been looking into more of the effects of concussions and studying them more with the use of MRI’s. There are also computer tests which rate your reaction time and memory. All teenagers playing sports in high school are required to take this test in the case that they are injured. Concussions can be defined as a blow to the head that causes brain swelling. There
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Different Strategy to Reduce Concussions in Football A Recommendation Report Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………………..3 History of Concussions………………………………………………………………….4 Background on occurring problem….…………………………………………………..7 Method of Research……………………………………………………………………..9 Criteria for Analysis…....……………………………………………………………….10 Evaluation of best solution….…………………………………………………..............11 Conclusion…….………………………………………………………………………..12 Recommendations……………………………………………………………………
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Concussions in Girls’ Soccer Soccer is a very common sport across Ohio. Many of you have probably played‚ or at least watched soccer at some point. One thing that comes along with planning soccer is heading the ball. I personally have been playing soccer since I was four years old‚ so I’ve headed the ball countless times. Over the course of my soccer career‚ I have had 4 concussions. I actually had to sit out of my teams’ regional final game my senior year due to a concussion. It was extremely difficult
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cracks back and hits the turf with tremendous force; and despite wearing a protective football helmet‚ the quarterback suffers a severe concussion. Concussions happen weekly in the NFL to players of all positions due to the tremendous force these players are hit with weekly and need to be noted more carefully. The short and long term effects of multiple concussions can be devastating to the human mind. Not only does the brain suffer long term physical damage‚ players often suffer from long term mental
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happen. Many sports are dangerous and cannot be be adjusted. Sports should warn their athletes about the dangers that come with that sport. Athletes should be tested before playing any type of sport. Head traumas can be prevented as well as concussions by avoiding head to head contact or hard hits to the head. Amyotrophic
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The National Hockey league (NHL) has seen many concussions in its players in recent years. It is an injury that has ended the careers of many great players and its side effects plague many others afterwards. In this paper I aim to outline the effects that concussions can have on the player‚ such as headaches‚ nausea‚ amnesia and depression. Also‚ I will look at some of the causes of concussions in the NHL and some possible solutions to eliminate the problem. Some of the causes I will look include
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Concussions‚ not a great experience for anyone‚ but could everyone be more protected from concussions if hockey helmets were made safer? Scientists are working hard to test top-brand hockey helmets‚ such as Bauer and CCM‚ to see how much power it takes to cause a concussion on each helmet and if scientists figure this out‚ hockey helmets could be made to almost prevent concussions. If hockey helmets were made safer‚ concussions would be less common‚ which would cause more hockey players to continue
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ “a concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury- or TBI- caused by a bump‚ blow‚ or jolt to the head or by a hit to the body that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth” (“What Is a Concussion?”) When an individual experiences a major blow to the head or body‚ the brain is pushed against the inside of the skull and can bruise. Although the brain has fluid and protective membranes (meninges) that cushion it‚ the blow
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Football Concussion Effects and Prevention Jessica L. Neuman Department of Kinesiology Texas Christian University References Harmon‚ K. G.‚ Putukian‚ M.‚ Pana‚ A.‚ Kutcher‚ J. S.‚ Herring‚ S. A.‚ Halstead‚ M.‚ et al. (2012). American Medical Society for Sports Medicine position statement: concussion in sport. British Journal of Sports Medicine‚ 47(1)‚ 15-26. The main goal of this article is to provide knowledge to those who are in position to treat sports concussions‚ with the appropriate most
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Marketing March 23‚ 2013 Concussions in Football Injuries in sports are bound to happen no matter what sport you are playing and you never know when an injury will occur. They just come with the territory and they can range from a cut to an injury that could end an athlete’s career or even worse lead to a death. A big problem in sports nowadays is that there are too many concussions in pro sports all the way down to young kids who are just starting to play a sport. Football in particular has
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