Concussions in Sports
P.E. 120
9:30-10:50
Research Paper
Concussions in Sports
Sports have always been a huge factor in our world today whether we sit at home and watch them on television or we participate in them in our everyday lives. Thus being in a first aid class we all are surrounded by some type of physical activity. While sports can be very enjoyable, stress revealing, competitive, and a great way to stay physically fit; they also pose the threat of injury. One of the more common injuries in sports mostly in contact sports is concussions. Over the past few years concussions have become more serious because of the new evidence we have on how it affects our brain and how they affect our future. Topics I will be covering in my paper will be what concussions are, symptoms, causes, and cures. I will also cover what we are doing to prevent them from happening and what studies are being done to ex-sports players who have had concussions. A concussion is an injury to the brain usually caused by a blow to the head. Most of the time it does not involve a loss of consciousness.(FamilyDoctor) The scientific term for a concussion is a MTBI which stands for mild traumatic brain injury but in the sports medicine world we refer to the word concussion. Concussions range in significance from minor to major effects. They all though share one common factor in that they temporarily interfere with the way our brain works. They can affect memory, judgment, reflexes, speech, balance and coordination.(MayoClinic) Concussion are usually caused by a blow to the head, concussions can sometimes cause blackouts in most cases people stay conscious. There have even been cases when people have had lost concussions and have not even realized it.(MayoClinic) The reason concussions are so serious is because it is a brain injury and your brain controls your entire body, so in theory is the most important part of your body. Concussions are not considered life-threatening but can cause short and
9:30-10:50
Research Paper
Concussions in Sports
Sports have always been a huge factor in our world today whether we sit at home and watch them on television or we participate in them in our everyday lives. Thus being in a first aid class we all are surrounded by some type of physical activity. While sports can be very enjoyable, stress revealing, competitive, and a great way to stay physically fit; they also pose the threat of injury. One of the more common injuries in sports mostly in contact sports is concussions. Over the past few years concussions have become more serious because of the new evidence we have on how it affects our brain and how they affect our future. Topics I will be covering in my paper will be what concussions are, symptoms, causes, and cures. I will also cover what we are doing to prevent them from happening and what studies are being done to ex-sports players who have had concussions. A concussion is an injury to the brain usually caused by a blow to the head. Most of the time it does not involve a loss of consciousness.(FamilyDoctor) The scientific term for a concussion is a MTBI which stands for mild traumatic brain injury but in the sports medicine world we refer to the word concussion. Concussions range in significance from minor to major effects. They all though share one common factor in that they temporarily interfere with the way our brain works. They can affect memory, judgment, reflexes, speech, balance and coordination.(MayoClinic) Concussion are usually caused by a blow to the head, concussions can sometimes cause blackouts in most cases people stay conscious. There have even been cases when people have had lost concussions and have not even realized it.(MayoClinic) The reason concussions are so serious is because it is a brain injury and your brain controls your entire body, so in theory is the most important part of your body. Concussions are not considered life-threatening but can cause short and