The Ongoing Concussion Crisis and the N.F.L’s Head‚ Neck‚ and Spine Committee Almost all of America has seen or heard of the popular sport Football. Football stands on the objective to get the ball across to the opponent’s goal. As a way to protect the opposing team from scoring‚ the players can tackle the opposing team. Tackling an opponent can lead to many serious injuries injuries‚ including concussions. Concussions consist of forceful collisions against the head and can lead to chronic traumatic
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Andrew Okita Dr. Feuerstein ENG 100 4 April 2014 NFL Concussions and Their Long-Term Effects On May 2‚ 2012‚ the National Football League lost one of its elite players to suicide: Junior Seau. Seau played for the Chargers‚ Dolphins‚ and the Patriots during his professional football career and was a 12-time Pro Bowler before retiring in 2009. Three years after his retirement however‚ Seau committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest with a gun. This greatly shocked the football world and
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A Need for Greater Sports Injury Prevention Most know how important it is to be mentally healthy while participating in any competition. But in sports competition‚ it may just be more important to be physically healthy in order to compete at a productive‚ truly competitive level. As the competition in sports from pee-wee football leagues all the way through professional and international athletics increases‚ so too do the amount of injuries and magnitude of these injuries. Due to a more competitive
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sport. Concussions‚ improper safety equipment‚ and even fatalities‚ are the many aspects and outcomes of football‚ for these reasons
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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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