Essay On Head Traumas

While some athletes may perceive to think that concussions aren't such a big deal, it is. Concussions are invisible head injuries that can lead to severe consequences such as permanent brain damage or long term head injuries that requires an athlete to sit out our take a break from the sport that they are playing. Head traumas could lead to behavioral mood changes, such as personality and mood changes. With mood changes, it could be a result of long-term concussions. Long term head injuries could leave a negative impact on athletes. Since concussions are injuries that could cause significant damages to athletes, athletes should be required to sit out for longer period of time, so it could give time for the brain to completely heal. According to an excerpt from “Heads Up: Concussions in High School Sports”, high school athletes are more vulnerable to concussions than older students and may take longer time to recover. In other words, due to high school athletes playing sports, they have a greater advantage of getting head traumas than
For instance, there has been a major rise of technological repairs on helmets that reduce the amount of injuries and secure the athlete's cranium off from severe head damages such as, shock and coordination of the brain. In excerpt “Heads Up: Concussions in High School Sports” it specifically states that, "Approximately 10% of athletes take more than 7 days to recover from the effects of a concussion." Alternatively, if the concussion isn't taken care properly, it may lead to permanent consequences, such as long term concussions. Long term head concussions may last up form many months or even years. Long term head traumas can include extensive memory loss, and of some types of coordination reduction, and and increase of suicidal