Most athletes fear any sort of injury, especially a head injury. Concussions are, by far, one of the most common head injuries in sports. They pose a threat to athletes because they cause many short term issues and even larger long term problems. Going to play prematurely can cause even greater damage to the brain and make things worse, making concussions a big issue within the sports community. Athletes should be required to sit out in order to fully recover to prevent further injury and then be signed off by a medical doctor to ensure that they are safe to continue physical activities. Concussions are a major issue for any athlete, mostly because they are so dangerous. Without the proper care and treatment, a concussion can result in long term brain damage, physical and emotional problems according to the Virginia Board of Education. While short term effects can be just as problematic including headaches, blurred vision and loss of consciousness, long term issues cause way more problems down the line, as article 2 states "the effects of a concussion are serious and lasting". Another big …show more content…
This is shown in the studies conducted in article 1 which show that in the past 7 years there have been 300 plus accounts of concussions in the US, while between the years 1982 and 1996 there were only 101 total accounts. It is staggering to see just how high the number of cases of concussions have risen over the years. This can also be dangerous because adolescent brains are more likely to have long lasting/permanent damage since they're still developing. It is also because of their developing brains that it takes longer for them to heal from concussions. This is yet another reason why there should be required time out period for athletes, especially for the younger people who take longer to recover from it's
Confusion on the definition of a concussion can affect athletes, coaches and trainers when it comes to diagnosing a concussion. The knowledge to know the signs and symptoms of a concussion can reduce the short, medium, and long-term consequences of them. Signs of a concussion could be an inability to focus, vomiting, nausea, dizziness, and slurred speech. Concussions have been around for many years. More and more research is being conduction on concussions as the years pass for a better understanding. As a better understanding of concussion is being researched, sports teams should force and make better rules when it comes to hitting players. Athletes that has had a concussion can suffer from short-term symptoms like verbal delay or long-term symptoms like a disability. Helmets are being improved constantly, but the reduction of concussions is not decreasing. Reduction of concussion starts with the player reporting his injury. After reporting the injury, the proper steps can be taken to get rid of symptoms and prevent the likeliness of the injury from happening again. To prevent to the likeliness of the injury to reoccur the athlete must take time away from the sport and spend a certain amount of time recovery. Before returning back to play, the athlete must be check for readiness. Readiness can be checked by testing the athlete’s behavior and abilities. Sports come with pros and cons. The pros can be working with others to complete the same objective while having fun. The con can be simply suffering from a concussion. So an athlete has to be willing and well educated on the sport he or she wants to play before committing to a certain
Concussions, a concern for many athletes in high school, college, and pro sports. By definition, a concussion is a severe injury to the brain that alters the way it functions and many people die from having one. In a study, a total of 167 high school athletes suffered a concussion playing football, soccer, lacrosse, or cheerleading. The number of concussions has been reduced over the years, but are still a major issue. In pro football, people tend to blame the NFL for the concussions, but the players are the real people to blame for this issue.
According to article 1, there have been advances in the helmets athletes wear that can withstand multiple shocks because of the substance inside them. However, this gear doesn't fully take away the fact that the athlete wearing it would get a concussion. Article 1 also states that around 10% of athletes take more than seven days to recover from the effects of a concussion. Even though that is a small percent of athletes, it indicates that it can take over seven days to recover. Many states are required to have a licensed medical professional check up on the athletes when they have experienced a head injury, as it says in article 2, and there is no same day return to the
There will continue to be dangers for athletes in just about any sport. But concussions can lead to serious health issues such as chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE. Concussions and CTE are serious conditions that have to be taken seriously in order to help prevent serious health disorders later in life for millions of people. We are talking about the long-term effects of repetitive concussions. The key word is “repetitive.”It is easy to see that there is quite a bit of knowledge about concussions, but not so much knowledge about the long-term effects of repetitive concussions.The symptoms of concussions are immediate and obvious. However, typically the symptoms of CTE start later in life. For athletes, often the symptoms start after they retired from their sport. The symptoms and timeline for these symptoms can vary per person. Currently, the only way to definitively diagnose CTE is through postmortem neuropathological autopsy, which is done after death.Newfound concern about the wellbeing of football players has focused on the tip of a very large iceberg. Parents, schools, and athletes worry that thousands of amateurs each year may be suffering head injuries similar to the ones that make us gasp during NFL games. But there 's a worse possibility: The most serious brain injuries at all levels of the sport are going completely undiagnosed and undetected. It gives me no pleasure to say this. I am a fan who eagerly awaits game day and the ultimate redemption of my long-suffering
Since 1958, American Football has been growing, in both popularity and as a sport, to become a dominant force in the country. As a result, more and more families are allowing their kids to play the game in leagues across the country and are not concerned with concussions. Even though people who defend the game will say the science is not yet definitive, tackle football should be banned for kids under the age of fifteen because concussion injuries are on the rise among the youth and the coaches are not yet trained to handle this injury.
Have you ever wanted to know why concussions are so serious, well I have the answer. Concussions are a common form of traumatic brain injury resulting from blunt force trauma to the head. Concussions are also associated with a short period of time without the regular functions of your brain (Flynn1) . When someone has a concussion that person must be examined by a doctor or physician, at first only using short neuropsychological tests like the Maddocks quiz or the SAC (standard assessment of concussion, Flynn 2). Most professional sports leagues like the NFL, NBA, and NHL are introducing policies that restrict the amount of playing time an athlete gets after a recent concussion. All sports leagues should have the best safety equipment that they can buy so there is a lesser chance of a player getting a concussion, and if a player does get a concussion they should take a few weeks off just to make sure that they are as healthy emotional and physically as before the concussion.
Concussions and the effect they have on people ranging from the young to the old has become a very popular discussion in recent years. Generally people watch sports for entertainment and then there are those who engage in high impact sports from a very young age on. The people at home know how fun playing in a sport is, however they may not know the brutal consequences for some participating in that sport. Injuries to the brain are a main concern among those in the world of high impact sports. Football, soccer, wrestling, lacrosse, and rugby are among sports that athletes receive injuries in. The injuries vary from sprains, to fractures, to torn MCL or ACL, and bruised organs. Concussions are a severe type of injury endured by athletes in the sports world and this life changing injury is one that people are becoming more aware of.
Does concussions lead to NFL players suicide ? Concussions and suicides are a prominent problem with current and ex-NFL players. Concussions lead to CTE and most players in the NFL have sustained one or more concussions. Multiple players have committed suicides because of CTE. The NFL has put more than $100 million into research for concussions.
...f play from elementary to the professional athlete is at a risk for a concussion. Competitors are becoming bigger, faster, and stronger, which lead to more forceful collisions. It is important for an athlete to understand what a concussion is, testing and treatment used, and the life long effects concussions can lead to. Over the last decade, concussion awareness has increased dramatically to help protect the players. Coaches, parents and athletes have many resources today were they can learn about this traumatic brain injury. There are also tests that are used to help athletes return to play safely. It is important to stay informed about concussions because they are impossible to prevent and can have life long physical and mental effects. One concussion can altar an athlete’s life or their families. No game is more important than the health of an athlete.
Are you a fan of hard hitting and instant impact? Do you get excited when you see grown men and boys colliding with each other? Football is the most popular sport in America, it is like by me and a lot of other fans that watch the liveliness of the sport. While it is the most popular sport in America it also has the worst repercussions for the athletes that play the sport. Football has a direct correlation between the sport and concussions. The NFL should take more action to prevent high impact head collisions which can lead to concussions. Potential long term effects from physicality of the football. A question always asked is if football ever going be safe? More and more concussions multiple lawsuits against the NFL and the ratings for league
According to CNN, concussions in the NFL have increased to a high of 967 in the past four years (CNN.com). Today kids in high school or younger will take a big hit to the head and may suffer from a concussion. The problem is when that kid or coach does nothing about it and puts the player's life in jeopardy. But is there a way to prevent this? A large part is using the equipment that you have correctly. Concussions are a risk people take in sports, but there are ways that coaches prevent them and keep players safe.
“A concussion is a bruise to the brain caused by sudden a sudden blow to the head,” (Powell). Symptoms within a few minutes of a concussion are fuzzy images, seeing two of everything, seeing a bright light, memory distortion, and there can be a huge amount of throbbing pain. After the throbbing pain “…an awakening…You asked what happened and someone explain the injury with a cute euphemism. You had you bell rung… reassured you return to action,” (Powell). Once reentering the game the chances of a repeat episode have just multiplied. The chances of long term brain damage have also multiplied. Concussions can also cause changes to brain structure and in the density of the brain’s white matter. MRI’s can detect changes in white matter of the brain but it is very limited. If you’re seeing changes to the brain that an MRI can see that’s if very worrisome (Healy). Players in contact sports also had the worst performances on test of verbal learning and memory than any other non contact sport. There are also other major symptoms that are major diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and CTE.
Have you ever hit your head on something as silly as a shelf or table? Did you experience any headaches, memory loss, nausea or vision changes following the incident? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you may have had a concussion or mild brain injury. Concussions are a current worldwide hot topic, but are they as important as the media portrays them?
All parents experience fear of their child playing sports due to the possible injuries a young athlete is susceptible to. ‘’Groups say they 're concerned because each year more than 60,000 high school athletes sustain a concussion. It 's an injury that temporarily affects brain function, though it may or may not cause a person to lose consciousness.’’ This statistic was generated by a group of doctors that specialize in concussion research. The increase of concussions in sports have a profound effect on athletes. Concussions rates in 2011 dramatically increased; their occurrence in athletes has increased by 200% over the recent years. With a recording of 3,800,000 concussions in 2012, it proves that change needs to occur for the safety of high school athletes.
The impact that concussions have on a person can include those that are both short and long term and involve negative impacts on the emotional, mental and physical areas of a person's life. In a article from the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, they describe the dangers of concussions and how fatal they can become if they go untreated. “In the United States, approximately 1.7 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) annually; these injuries account for 1.365 million emergency room visits and 275,000 hospitalizations each year.1 The majority of these TBIs are minor” (Long Term Consequences: Effects on Normal Development Profile after Concussion, 1). When untreated a concussion can result in Fatigue, disordered sleep, aggression, anxiety, depression, headaches, dizziness, personality changes and apathy. These symptoms will last at least 3 months and often will last longer. These symptoms will have a negative impact on children and how they go about living their lives, and will likely impact their lives in the long run. As presented concussions can have a negative impact on the future lives on many athletes far beyond their lives on the playing