...Concussions and how they changed the history of football The game of football is constantly evolving with the new gear and technology coming on to the scene. The game has rapidly changed over the past couple of years due to the discovery of concussions in 2002. Most football fans may realize that concussions seem to occur almost every week during football games. This may leave you wondering, what is a concussion and how do they occur and what is being done to prevent them? Concussions are caused by a sudden force to the head or body that causes the brain to actually bounce in the skull, which then damages and bruises brain cells causing the brain to change chemically. The concussion was discovered by a Nigerian born physician, forensic pathologist...
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...Concussions Concussion, also known as minor head trauma or mild traumatic brain injury is the most common type of traumatic brain injury. It is typically defined as a head injury with a temporary loss of brain function. Symptoms Symptoms include a variety of physical, cognitive, and emotional symptoms, which may not be recognized if subtle. A variety of signs accompany concussion including headache, feeling in a fog, and emotional changeability. In general, the signs can be categorized into physical signs, behavioral changes, cognitive impairment, and sleep disturbances. It is not clear exactly what damage is done and how the symptoms are caused, but stretching of axons and changes in ion channels are involved. Cellular damage has reportedly...
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...Concussions are the most common type of brain injury and the least serious type of injury to the brain. Concussions are caused by a blow to the head that causes damage to the soft tissue to the brain. The brain is surrounded by a layer of spinal fluid inside the skull that acts like a cushion during normal movement. When you receive a hard hit, it causes the brain to move around inside the skull. The result is bruising to the brain and damage to the blood vessels and nerves inside the brain. This causes the brain to not be able to function normally. It can disturb the vision, resulting in sensitivity to light or blurred vision, and may cause the injured person to lose their balance. In short, the brain becomes confused and cannot function...
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...Prevention, have done multiple studies which have shown that anywhere ranging between 1.6 million to 3.6 million concussions happen each year. It is stated that “5-10% of athletes will experience a concussion in any given sport season” (Sport Concussion Institute n.d.). Concussions are caused by a hard hit or blow to the head, face, or neck which causes ones brain to move and forcefully knock against the inside walls of ones skull. In result of this, one could feel a variety number of symptoms. Symptoms of a concussion can include the following: “seeing stars” or blurred vision, nausea or vomiting, and confusion, blacking out, irritability, slow or delayed responsiveness, slurred speech,...
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...Concussions have the capability to destroy a brain. Multiple concussions, if left untreated can result in serious life threatening damage. The issue of concussions is very close to home and important to me. A few years ago, I suffered from a concussion while playing soccer and for months afterwards, I was affected by symptoms of the concussion such as headaches and dizziness which kept me out of playing the beautiful game. I feel very strongly that something must be done to keep athletes safe from this deadly injury. I believe that an independent oversight organization must oversee concussion protocol, which is to identify, treat, and clear any athlete with a concussion. Concussions have always occurred but have not always been identified as such. During battle, concussions occurred to soldiers but they were not classified as concussions. It...
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...When you hear about football players getting hurt you wonder where they are constantly getting hurt and why? There is a lot of science in football to try to decrease the amount of injures. One of the most common injury in football is “Concussion” the definition of concussion is “temporary unconsciousness caused by a blow to the head. The term is also used loosely of the aftereffects such as confusion or temporary incapacity” (defionation.com). The parts to a football helmet is Flex Panel, Face Mask, Chin Strap, Data Collection these are the main components for a football helmet. Throughout years of football they have had a big upgrade on helmets due to the company of Riddell. The coaches can determine or make the choice to take a player out...
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...Newtons Concussions Football is one of Americas faorite sports. Everyone loves to sit down around with friends or family to watch some good old pig skin. Science is also a huge part of Americas favorite sport volocity, motion, data, hypothesis, and many more! In this essay I will explian how Newtons 1, 2, and 3 law applie to football and concussion. Newtons first law is if and object stays in motion then it will continue to say in motion. For example if you throw a football, the football flys in the air until another object stops it. When you a football player is running with the football and he makes pretty harsh head to head cntact with another player or object, he will have an concussion. See after your head stops you brain is still in motion so it will continue to move until it hits your skull. When you brain hits your skull, the brain will be brusied, and when the brain is bruised it will more than likley cause and conussion. Newtons frist law is very important with concussion but Newtons second is very important too....
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...Have you ever fallen and hit your head? If you answer yes to this question, then you might have endured a concussion. New technology is making the chance of concussion less likely and making contact sports safer for athletes to play. Helmet companies have always been developing helmets in ways to help prevent concussions. With new technology being invented to make sure that concussions are being more preventable. In recent years, the concussion rate has increased severely. A concussion is a traumatic brain injury with causes temporarily loss of the brain’s function. Concussions are graded from one to five according to safety(Shahady and Petrizzi 30). Five being the worst and one being the least severe. A concussion is usually the result from...
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...Concussions have always been known to be a widespread problem, especially in sports. This is because of the lack of precautions the athletes have taken to asses themselves. They do not follow the necessary guidelines that the athletic trainers have given them when they have received a concussion, which will also harm their recovery time. Some of the causes of a concussion might be a serious impact to head from football or a car crash. High school football boys are more prone to receive concussions. Concussions are usually the result from when the head and body are violently shaken. The brain is mainly made up of very soft tissue, which is surrounded by spinal fluid. It is then encased by the skull. When you have sustained an impact,...
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...their tactics by tackling players to the ground. Football is a full contact sport, players wear armor from their heads to their knees in order to protect themselves. Players are coached to attack and hit the ball carrier as hard as possible. Head on head collisions are a natural aspect of this exciting sport, however concussions are the probable result of constant blows to the head....
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...people all over the country. Although football was mainly invented for fun, it can be very dangerous. Many men have had concussions, torn ligaments, and even death just from playing football. The biggest and most common of these injuries are concussions. Back in the 1900's, concussions were not considered as serious as they are today because there was uncertainty about them. Unfortunately, we still deal with concussions today. Medical experts are now positive that concussions are severe and the most dangerous aspect of any sport - especially football. A concussion is a TBI (traumatic brain injury) caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head. Chronic...
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...our daily lives. Every now and then, you hear in the news about an athlete coming down with a concussion. Concussions arise when an athlete experiences a vicious blow to the brain. Over the years, the National Football League has made efforts to make the game safer by implementing helmets and protective gear. But the use of safety equipment in the NFL has still not solved the problem of a degenerative brain disease called Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). “In CTE, a protein called Tau forms clumps that slowly spread throughout the brain, killing brain cells” (Concussion para. 1). CTE...
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...Concussions can make athletes have Alzheimer’s, in order to qualify for the NFL settlement program, the players must have 1/6 diseases and Alzheimer’s is one of them. Concussions are when you suffer a blow to the head and it shakes the brain. For example, if a player gets hit in the head, by another player, his brain will shake around in his head and he will have a concussion. This is why in the last 10 years, concussions are now been taking more serious, because concussions are causing diseases no one knew about. Athletes didn’t really know the affects concussions can have, short term and long term. With the new technology, we can find more information on concussions. Now they are finding out the affects concussions have on the brain. This...
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...nationally. Injuries such as concussions, fractures and worse of all chronic traumatic encephalopathy or more commonly know as CTE. CTE was first discovered by Dr. Bennet Omalu a forensic pathologist and neuropathologist Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The NFL and NCAA are implementing and regulating rules to make the game safer for players. Football is the leading sport in sport related injuries. In a research conducted by the Center for Injury and Research and Policy at Columbus Children's Hospital...
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...Concussion Protocol: Should it be country wide or not? By: Maasilan.V In the new movie, Concussion, a lot of people who watched it, learned about what Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is. Many people who watch football have known that footballers are most likely to get concussions before the movie came out. What is a concussion you may ask? A concussion is an injury to the brain. It is caused by any movement that shakes the brain inside the skull. Anybody can get a concussion. It’s not ultimately preventable. Children and youth are most likely to be harmed by concussions. People who play team sports and the elderly are also likely to be harmed by concussions. I think the concussion protocol should be country wide. What is a concussion protocol you may ask? A concussion protocol is a series of tests to ensure whether you have a concussion or not. A lot of people have concussions when playing sports such as football, rugby, soccer and hockey. If a concussion protocol is in place, it could be really helpful. Some say a concussion protocol is a series of procedures to ensure a concussion is prevented. The only reason I am not...
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