There are many female soccer players in high school who wear protective headgear and have a sense of confidence that the headgear will protect them from getting any concussions. “Natasha Helmick spent six years playing soccer wearing a headband‚ believing the headgear would prolong her soccer career by preventing concussions. Helmick‚ 20‚ said that the headgear inflated her belief that she was safer on the field and she began to play more aggressively” (Snow). Wearing headgear in soccer will
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machine and then the results become read by the doctor to tell if the patient had the concussion. The imaging tests operate with one hundred percent accuraccy and one hundred percent effective. With all of the testing and symptoms and much more all of these concussion have prevention techniques to stop concussions. What if concussions would never happen? Can someone possibly stop the increasing numbers of concussions rising?
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their sports. The point when these people eliminate that‚ their will be no harm‚ no concussions‚ no severe injuries anymore.Outside‚ these kids can enjoy playing a fun game of two-hand touch football just as much as they enjoyed tackle‚ they maybe will life it even better. Almost most of the athletes parents‚ supporters‚ or fans in general argue that contact sports will not ruin someone’s life‚ and the concussions will not affect the brain at any point of a collision. However‚ head injuries are causing
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Steinberg Freshman Paper Professor Fasano 10 April 2010 Contact Sports vs. Non Contact Sports: How Widely Do They Differ? Head injuries are quite common and occur regularly in all contact sports. Concussions‚ from brain injuries can cause long term effects and can lead to dementia. Too many concussions occur in high school athletes that participate in contact sports. One may suggest that contact sports should be banned from all high schools. Non contact sports should become a part of the physical
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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
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Concussion Information Sheet A concussion is a brain injury and all brain injuries are serious. They are caused by a bump‚ blow‚ or jolt to the head‚ or by a blow to another part of the body with the force transmitted to the head. They can range from mild to severe and can disrupt the way the brain normally works. Even though most concussions are mild‚ all concussions are potentially serious and may result in complications including prolonged brain damage and death if not recognized and managed
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Imagine an athlete‚ playing the game he or she loves. Imagine that athlete getting injured and having to go to the hospital for an unexpected surgery. They try so hard to be able to do the things that they were used to doing everyday before this. Then‚ imagine the look on the athlete’s face when the doctors says they will never be able to walk again. They will never again be able to play the game that they love so much. The one and only thing that they are truly passionate about has been taken
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we all came to love and enjoy watching? Hearing the words from the commentators‚ “he got the wind knocked out of him‚” when the players were slammed to the ground as part of the game at the time and believing that concussions were part of the game. Upon hearing the word “concussion” was normal for contact sports and now has become more of a health issue for sport athletes today. There have been talks to improve traumatic brain
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it to happen‚ some wish it would happen‚ others make it happen” (Jordan 1). Youth sports have become very dangerous in the past few years. The thing that is making sports so much rougher is the will to win and children will do anything to win. Concussions and spinal injuries are ruining young children’s lives. All preteens should be prohibited from sports due to the susceptibility spine and brain injuries. More than 40 million children participated in organized sports in the United States‚ a cultural
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Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). A concussion is an injury that disrupts the normal functioning of the brain. Your brain is surrounded by spinal fluid to cushion it from your hard skull. If you are hit hard your brain may hit your skull and become injured. There may be no visible signs of a concussion at all. The symptoms of a concussion vary from each person. Some may pass out or forget what happened while others might not. The recovery time for a concussion is also different from person to person
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