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,
absorbed by players’ brains results in an extremely high number of neurological injuries. In 2012 the NFL, through the preseason, regular season, and practice reported 261 concussions (CNN Library). Multiple concussions are believed to lead to chronic traumatic
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
According to Nationwide Children Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, an estimated 100,000 concussions are reported each season among high school players alone, but this number is thought to be much higher by experts because an enormous amount of cases are misdiagnosed and unreported. In the NFL there are on average 110 reported each season accounting for only 7% of reported injuries. In a survey conducted by the Washington Post 90% of former NFL players reported suffering concussions while playing
even in a few years, but many studies have been conducted by the NFL and other groups that show a high rate of brain diseases developing in their long retired players much sooner, and at a higher rate than the general population. In an article by Ken Belson of the New York Times he says “They also appear to confirm what scientists have said for years: that playing football increases the risk of developing neurological conditions like chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease
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
A Concussion is believed to be an injury that occurs to the brain and is caused from an impact to an individual’s head. However it does not threaten the life of the individual, but can cause short and long-term complications. This can be considered a risk to the career and professional life of sports people. There are two types of concussions that may occur within the professional sport and everyday life of individuals. The first type is mild concussion that makes the person feel dazed as it is usually