...technologies are scientist creating to prevent concussions in football and soccer players? Many people would say the answer lies in Safety. Safety, a small word that holds great meaning, it's on the minds of all parents when it comes to sports, especially football and soccer players. Football and soccer are the leading sports with the occurrence of concussions in athletes. Parents are concerned and are trying to find the best gear for their children to keep them safe. While football and soccer have a high occurrence of concussions with athletes, scientist are experimenting with new technology to help prevent concussions. “In 2001, an international group of experts defined concussions as a complex brain injury caused by biomechanical...
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...athletes are faced with a concussion it's time to slow down and take the proper safety measures to insure they do not suffer from long term brain damage in the future. Students should be required to sit out longer periods of time when dealing with a head injury to protect themselves from the harsh affects of a concussion in the future. In article 3 a concussion is described as "a brain injury characterized by an onset of impairment of cognitive and/or physical functioning, and it caused by a blow to the head, face, or neck, or a blow to the body that causes a sudden jarring of the head." A head injury doesn't necessarily have to come from a direct impact to the head or from the loss of consciousness, Article 1 reads: "Loss of consciousness is not an appropriate marker for the presence of absence of a concussion." When a student gets a concussion, it cannot be seen immediately. Thorough medical treatment should be received; if not properly treated, long term effects range from behavioral changes to mood disturbances and cognitive difficulties....
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...Saunders Ms. Overby ENG 111 MJT04 December 3, 2014 Concussion Management Process Over the years, there have been many increases in sports concussions. This article on Sport Concussion, 2010 states that on average 3-5% of all sports and recreational injures are head injuries. They also say that patients younger than 20 are more likely to suffer a sport relate head injury. Concussions are becoming better recognized in sports injuries. Successful management of concussions in sports is essential to reduce long-term harmful outcomes (Aubry 6-11, Giola 14). This paper will focus on effective steps in a concussion management system and organizational commitment for youth sports. There are three goals that are considered in concussion management. The first goal is to safeguard the student athlete; brain injuries are the highest attention level. The second goal is to expedite recovery to sports and normal activities and the third goal is to decrease the athletic program’s risk and accountability. To address the need to establish operative concussion management in sports, ten systematic steps and commitments will be discussed (Lovell, Giola 14). Saunders 2 The first step relates to pre-injury knowledge and preparation. This is a basic understanding of the injury, its evaluation and treatment. The second step addresses the pre-season baseline...
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...____________________________________ PARENT/GUARDIAN/STUDENT CONSENTS ________________________ Has my permission to participate in all interscholastic (Name of Athlete) sports not checked below. If you check any sport in this box it means the athlete will not be permitted to participate in that sport. Collision __ football _ ice hockey __ soccer _ boys’ lacrosse __ wrestling Contact __ volleyball ___ softball __ field hockey ___ baseball __ basketball ___ girls lacrosse __ squash __ __ __ __ Non-Contact cross country swimming track cheerleading ___tennis ___golf ___crew 1. My permission extends to all interscholastic activities whether conducted on or off school premises. I have read and discussed the “Parent/Player Concussion Information Form” and the list of items that protect against the loss of athletic eligibility, with said participant and I will retain those pages for my reference. I have also discussed with him/her and we understand that physical injury, including paralysis, coma or death can occur as a result of participation in interscholastic athletics. I waive any claim for injury or damage incurred by said participant while participating in the activities not checked above. Parent Signature: _____________________________ Date: ___________________ Student...
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...brain to be rattled around in the skull. Due, to your brain being rattled around you can suffer from a concussion, which can lead you to be diagnosed of one of the two major diseases caused by multiple concussions, ALS and CTE. ALS and CTE are two major diseases caused by concussion in sports or any other activity. One of the diseases you can get from multiple concussions,is ALS ,which stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. ALS can not only be caused by excessive concussions but also smoking,toxins,warfare,and too much exercise. In other words this means that ALS will weaken every part of the body except for your brain.This is also known as the Lou Gehrig Disease. Symptoms of...
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...positions. Upon those positions, the goalkeeper is one of the arguably one of the most mentally and physically taxing position on the field. Because of its dynamic duty, goalkeepers have a high risk of receiving a concussion. But what is a concussion? A concussion is a traumatic brain injury that is caused by a blow to the head, a fall, or another injury that jars or shakes the brain inside the skull. Severe concussions can cause long lasting effects that can permanently affect an athlete’s career and everyday life. Finding a way to not only treat concussions more efficiently but prevent them altogether would completely change how athletes play soccer. Concussions rates have increased as the popularity of physical sports has increased, raising the rates and the liabilities for the athletes have experienced a concussion before. The American association of neurological surgeons, the author of “Conditions and Treatments of Concussion”, claims the rates of concussions in players of physical sports, such as soccer, and the percentages within college athletes. As a credible medical organization the article states that “...McGill University in Montreal found that 60 percent of college soccer players reported symptoms of a concussion at least once during the season.” Concussions are an injury every athlete...
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...focus more on the dangers of concussion sin football. In sports everyone who commits to playing for an organized team knows that there is a large risk involved by the time you are stepping onto the field, Court or Ice Rink. One of the most common sports that athletes are being injured in is the sport of football. Every one knows the dangers of the the full contact sport because it is so widely commercialized in for all ages. From High School all the way to the NFL football is a big deal but what about the injury's that come along with playing this violent game. Concussions are one of the most common injures that occur out of the football field and it has...
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...Concussions have been an increasingly controversial topic for many years with both reports on an increase of concussions to more awareness towards the issue, how both effects can happen at the same time is a puzzling mystery. The overall opinion of two medical professionals interviewed is that there is more awareness of concussions, causing more concussions to be diagnosed. From constant lawsuits and present and former athletes speaking out against sport associations, concussions are clearly having a large impact on society. According to Tria Physical Therapist Carly Mattson PT, DPT, OCS, a concussion is either caused by an injury or impact to the head or neck. Although once believed that concussions always caused unconsciousness, that is not always the case. “A...
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...are enjoying this rugged game, behind the scenes there are players in pain on and off of the field. From them having concussions to broken toes, or in other words from head to toe, every game possibly being there last one depending on the extremity of their next injury they still continue to play and entertain us. In this paper we are going to journey through some of those injuries and issues due to this sport we love and how we could help solve it, and help these athletes we love so much be able to stay in the game of football a little longer. To start off, although we’re just focusing on NFL, I have to let you know it’s not just affecting them, but the little ones we having playing this sport as well. In an article I read entitled, “Hits to the Head Don’t Differ in Age, Research Indicates”, it says that more 25,000 kids ranging from ages 8 to 19 are taken to the emergency room seeking treatment for concussions each year (Belson, 2013). This goes to say that although we enjoy when the adults are doing all this physical contact, but when it’s our own kids do we feel the same way? Well, in this case think of those NFL players as you do your children. What if they could never play again, on or off of the field? In reading another article by Sabrina Rogers (2009), entitled “Top 10 Injuries”, among that list was concussions, and it goes to say that, “A concussion is an injury to the brain that is usually the result of a blow to the head. Symptoms include disorientation, vision...
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...Is Your Head in the Game? Sylvester Manning III Essentials of College Writing/COMM 215 June 11, 2012 Lyn Wolford Is Your Head in the Game? The rate of concussions in contact sports is at an all time high and steadily growing at an alarming rate. With no definitive solution to this problem in sight, provisions must be put in place in order to protect our youth and professional athletes alike. Precautionary safety measures have been lackluster, and research on the issue, all but forgotten. With the advancements in technologies it is up to the authorities and more importantly the people to implement more effective means of safety, education, unyielding policies and severe punishments in order to protect the youth and professional athletes. A concussion is defined as a traumatically induced physiological disruption of brain function with a short period of altered or loss of consciousness, when a concussion occurs the brain is shaken in such a forceful way inside the skull that it causes injury. Concussion rates have doubled in this decade and account for 1 out of 10 of all contact sport injuries (Barton, 2008), the Center for Disease Control (C.D.C) has concluded that concussions in the United States have reached an “epidemic level” and there are between 1.6 and 3.8 million sport related concussions every year (Halstead, 2010) (Lincoln, 2011). Symptoms include but are not limited to confusion, headache, amnesia, nausea, sensitivity to light, double vision, sleep disturbances...
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...they make millions each year, but is all that money worth the risk of losing your life or possibly harming it? Imagine this, you’re at your sons final football game as he’s a senior about to graduate, he’s got the crowd rooting for him, he’s the one who snaps the ball, yes the quarterback of the team. The defense is running full force, showing blitz when suddenly “ WHAM!” he takes a huge hit from a defensive player and stays laid out on the floor , suddenly coaches and staff from the team rush to the field while he remains still, the crowd silent , awaiting the outcome . Slowly he gets up with the help of the staff and coaches, he’s then carted to the locker room by team staff where they tell the parents that they are checking him for a concussion because it’s UIL protocol when it comes to hard extensive hits taken by a defenseless player. Not one person who loves football can deny that the big hits and huge plays are the main reason we watch the game, but has anyone ever stopped for a second to observe how dangerous the hits can actually be and how they can affect a player and their families long term? We often hear about how NFL players current and from the past are being accused or charged with domestic violence, assaults, murder, and other heinous crimes, but often we over...
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...discussion regarding traumatic brain injury (TBI) and concussions has been inflamed within the media. Prior to this time little research was conducted regarding various forms of TBI, concussions, and enduring consequences of experiencing a TBI. As a result of the many soldiers returning from the continuing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with TBI diagnosis, much research has been directed toward this field. A sizeable contributor in the media recognition of the significant impact of TBI and concussions is the popularity of the National Football League (NFL) and college football. Players in various professional and college football leagues have long been experiencing TBI as a result of the contact nature of the...
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...Occupational Safety and Health Case Study Draft Introduction Concussions have casted a dark shadow over sports throughout the last decade. They are the most common head and brain injuries suffered by athletes. A concussion is “a type of traumatic brain injury that is caused by a blow to the head or body, a fall, or another injury that jars or shakes the brain inside the skull” ("Concussion - WebMD: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention"). The major problem regarding concussions is that they are not visible to the human eye. Concussions occur all the way from Pop Warner leagues as a child to the professional leagues. My friend has played football his whole life. Unfortunately, he has been plagued by concussions ever since he started to play the sport. He is a prime example of an ordinary kid who plays a sport he loves, but has altered his future forever. Commissioners are actively trying to reduce the number of head injuries that occur while playing. However, the main problem regarding head injuries in sports is that players tend to rush back to their respective sports, without proper testing and treatment. This results in athletes risking their playing careers, a life filled with long-term head complications, and eventually putting their lives in danger. As an injured athlete, there comes a point where you have to ask yourself, is rushing back to the game really worth a lifetime filled with head injuries and complications? So what do team doctors need...
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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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...Literature review A concussion is often referred to mild brain injury by medical professionals. The study of Gerberich published in 1983 was one of the first widely cited articles to deal with concussions in high school football and spanned the years 1978–1982. Emily A. Harrison, a doctoral candidate in the History of Science Department at Harvard University researched, sports concussion has become a prominent public health problem in the early 21st century, also referred to as “The Concussion Crisis.” Harrison found that Football-related concussion contributed to much of the epidemic burden and inspired a lot of public awareness. The crisis has been around for more than a century. In the first decades of the sport of football, concussions...
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