From 2010 to 2012, the concussion rate in the National Football League (NFL) has increased 21 percent each year (“Concussions”). Concussions have become a deep concern in the United States, particularly in the NFL. A concussion is when the brain is rapidly accelerating or being rapidly spun inside of the skull. Brain cells are released at a fast rate into the nerve cells, which stimulate them. The brain cannot handle this all at one time which can cause memory and hearing loss. Something this dramatic
associated with concussions and brain traumas throughout the years, but lately it has been exposed by media and NFL veterans. The league recently “reached a $765 million preliminary settlement with thousands of former players who were suing the league over its treatment of concussions…” (Waldron). Many former players are experiencing the effects of taking hard hits over and over again; they were not properly treated, which makes the injury worse and long term. The concussion issue in the NFL is more prevalent
Concussions occur in every sport and the issue is now becoming a debated topic within the field of sports. Concussion symptoms are typically obvious but some symptoms are more subtle. If a player decides to continue playing with a concussion or has a frequent history with concussion he or she is endangering themselves to more serious injuries. A concussion is a traumatic brain injury that alters primary functions in your brain (Concussions). Visualize a person driving a car without a seatbelt into
The Effects of Concussions on the NFL For many years the NFL has been considered one of the most painful and dangerous sport played in the United States. But is it too Dangerous? The uprising number of concussions is shocking. NFL analysts survives suggest a 14 percent increase of concussions for the year 2013. Player safety rules have also been implemented into the official rule book. The three main effects that concussions have on the NFL today are big hits, big plays, and the defensive game played
Concussions in the NFL Injuries have always been and always will be a part of sports especially high contact sports like football and boxing. Concussions have always been a major issue in both of these sports. There is and always will be some issues about what the definition of a concussion and concussions symptoms consist of. The conventional definition of a concussion is the person may have endured a short loss of consciousness accompanied by a short loss of memory. A few old time physicians still
specifically the National Football League (NFL) is Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries (MTBI) players acquire while participating. In a study done by Casson, Viano, Powell, & Pellman, (2010) who were on the NFL’s MTBI Committee; over a twelve year period nearly 1800 concussions were recorded in the NFL alone. Considering that there are only between eighteen and nineteen hundred active players in the NFL at one time this is a very significant number. The impact of concussions on mental activity has been well researched
“Dying to Play” an article by Kevin Cook, is about stopping concussions in the N.F.L. But anything that involves contact, or physical activity will result in injury. The N.F.L does have many injuries, so does every sport, not just the N.F.L. which is in the spotlight. whats popular in the media tends to get bashed on and criticized. In “Dying to Play”, Cook states that brain injury, is a growing problem in football. Cook starts off saying a player; collided with a teammate and broke his neck. that
Bennet Omalu, subject of the 2015 movie “Concussion,” nearly 90 percent of all players in the National Football League (NFL) sustain some type of brain injury during their career. Most of those injuries are concussions, a traumatic injury to the brain that alters its basic functions. According to an article from the PBS website, “Inside the Numbers: Counting Concussions in the NFL,” in 2012 more than 100 players in the the league suffered concussions on a weekly basis, just in training camp. Compared
years has gathered extensive data on the mental and physical illnesses of retired NFL football players. It has proved that players who accumulate numerous concussions are at a higher risk of health problems after their football career than players who’ve sustained fewer. This data is proven by various studies that have caused worry for many retired NFL football families. The examples of deaths resulting from past concussions are astonishing, and the stats that show high risks for the possible problems
are effected by the sports-related concussions. There are three types of concussions, they are classified as grades which is a special term medical professionals use to classify the severity of a traumatic brain injury. Grade 1 concussions are minute in terms of the severity of damage to the athlete’s brain. This is when there are in a brief daze, slight headache, and their head sometimes rings. (Cunha 581-585). The grade 2 concussions are the moderate concussions were an athlete completely fades to