especially since it has more physical contact than all sports. Besides football, the closest sport to come with more contact besides football is hockey. It's safe to say that concussions and head injuries in general are not rare anymore. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a disease caused my multiple head injuries and concussions and can lead to serious health issues or even death if not treated correctly. Also CTE has increased on athletes all over throughout the
behind it. Football is an extremely dangerous sport and many athletes suffer from concussions every year. A concussion is a brain injury caused by a blow to the head and body. Concussions are very common amongst athletes and studies show that there are three million cases per year in the United States. As concussions continue to grow Concussions are extremely serious and can sometimes result in death. Some symptoms of concussions are headache, confusion, lack of coordination, memory loss,
collisions, and the pile ups are a few thing that people look for in every football game, but the effects of these traumatic collisions are often overlooked by the fans, players, and even the NFL. People forget how truly dangerous the sport of football is. The topic of the negative lasting effects of football came to light when Dr. Bennet Omalu discovered CTE – Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in former NFL
regarding concussions”). Those who believe kids shouldn’t play contact sports argue that it is not okay to have repeat concussions, because of the long term side effects. A concussion can be defined as a mild traumatic brain injury caused by excessive impact to the head (Concussion (Traumatic Brain Injury)). The injury is caused by the brain moving forcefully back and forth, causing a bruise on the brain that alters a person's mental state (Center for Disease Control and
permeability, allowing more fluid to leak. This causes swelling and the cycle will again occur (Guyton,1991). Obviously, these are the worst case scenarios of a concussion. But they are definitely not outside the realm of possibility when head trauma is sustained. The definitions of the worst head trauma is for the purpose to compare grade 1 concussions to the worst case