Many sports fans are aware of the common injuries athletes sustain in their time of play such as concussions‚ but what many people do not know of are what happens to an athlete after sustaining the head trauma. Diseases like Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(ALS) and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy(CTE) can affect athletes many years after sustaining concussions and can lead to death. Many sports corporations such as the NFL are taking steps to help prevent further head trauma to their athletes‚ but
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very entertaining blood rushing sport and in some cases all a student feels they have to live for. Most Americans mistakenly believe that all injuries in football are easily taken care of or petty which is not true. In Fact plenty of injuries are concussions and brain damage is much harder to recover from when your kid vs an adult. Football is too dangerous for high school due to the fact of the kids are not fully developed‚ the equipment is not protective enough‚ and there have been plenty injuries
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Football is a popular American team sport. Players can start young by participating in youth leagues and then work their way up through high school teams‚ college teams‚ semi-pro teams and finally‚ professional teams in the National Football League. Players can play tag football or tackle football. Tackle football involves much more physical contact. Though football is a source of exercise‚ it can be dangerous if not played correctly. Physical Conditioning Football players undergo demanding workouts
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also a dangerous sport. Many football athletes don’t realize the things that can go on during a football game and even if they did they don’t take enough precautions to keep themselves safe. Football is a dangerous sport that can lead to multiple concussions and brain trauma‚ but there are ways that this sport can be made safer. I believe that football can be made a safer sport if high schools are informed about the dangers of brain trauma. Many of these accidents occur to high school football players
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Concussions or head injuries‚ derived from minor bumps or reiterated collisions‚ are earnest occurrences that are not to be taken lightly. As a matter of fact‚ head injuries were proven in many cases to relapse and cause long-term effects; such as brain damage. In integration‚ concussions can not only affect the physicality of athletes but their cognitive and mental status. With these factors‚ injured athletes should not be pressured to reduce their time "sitting" out‚ instead‚ let time to sanction
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Injuries in sports have become a regular occurrence that most believe to be “just part of the game.” Any person who has played a sport has encountered some type of injury‚ whether that be an ankle sprain or a torn ACL. Recovering from that injury can be a draining process. The recovery process is a journey of highs and lows‚ but recovering from the physical injury is not all the athlete have to worry about. Depression‚ isolation‚ and lowering of self-esteem are all common mental health effects of
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Only 5. PHD Kevin M. Guskiewicz found that after a player returns from the first concussion they have a 92% chance of having another within 10 days of the first. It is not will but when‚ and studies show it’s within 10 days. It’s a silent killer‚ the CDC found that after a concussive blow 47% don’t feel the symptoms. For instance I’ve had a concussion; I passed the 5 day protocol and was excited to return. And on the very first play‚ I took a blow to the head and
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the Pittsburgh Steelers championship center‚ had a degenerative brain disease due to constant head trauma(1). Since the discovery other sports‚ such as rodeo for example‚ have shown that the NFL isn’t the only sport dealing with the effects of concussions(2). I was drawn to this subject because I wanted to learn about a topic that I find interesting and could use in my day to day life. Other things I learned about during my research is chronic muscle pains due to sports and ways to treat the pain(4)
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Recent studies have shown that this ever prospering enterprise is running into serious problems and it’s due to concussions or head injuries and a disease known as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy that can go relatively unnoticed until later in life. Careers are being cut short‚ and in some cases‚ lives are at stake. For example‚ Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy is
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One thing is that currently‚ if a player has an concussion‚ he must pass an simple test before returning to the field. But that test isn’t the most effective way to diagnose a concussion. Every player gets a shot at the test when he’s 100% at the beginning of the season. So if he doesn’t get to that point‚ you bench him. The better way to do it is to bench him after sustaining a concussion. No test‚ no coming back in. (This rule was put in the concussion protocol) Another way to make the game safer
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