...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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...It can happen in an instant to athletes all over, it’s known as a concussion. You're lying on the ground your head is pounding and the lights just seem as bright as the sun, but you don't know where you are . Concussions are a common form of brain injury resulting from blunt force trauma to the head. A concussion is linked with a short-term lapse or loss of brain function and related physical and mental symptoms (Flynn). You can get a concussion by often a hard blow to the head during sports, activities, be shaken by a car accident, a fall, or being struck in the head. (Flynn, Students Who, Lots of). A concussion causes certain chemicals to enter and leave the neurons in the brain. This drains the neurons of energy, leaving them drained. The neurons cannot function...
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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 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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...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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...Many parents may not ever let their child play just for the mere thought of the possibility of getting hurt. Most parents, mothers in general, are more concerned about the chance of their child getting a concussion and how severe it may be. Concussions are a very serious thing that should not be overlooked. Most parents believe the only way to prevent them are from keeping their child away from the possibility at all cost. First lets explore what a concussion is and how severe it can be. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury—or TBI—caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head or by a hit to the body that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth. This sudden movement can cause the...
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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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...Contact Sports Head/Body Injuries Research Paper November 19, 2013 Down, Set, Hut, Hut! The ball snaps, and everyone clashes into each other like warriors in battle. This is what we love about the game of football. While we 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...
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...Concussion Awareness Among Athletes The packed stadium all holds their breath. Everyone except the player who is about to catch the ball sees what is going to happen. Then just like that it happens, the loud collision of two bodies slamming into each other, helmet to helmet. The player who just tried to catch the ball drops it on impact and now lays motionless on the field. He gets up with help and walks slowly off to his sideline. This athlete has just suffered what professionals in the medical field call a concussion. This article will be taking a deeper look into what happens to a players brain during a concussion, signs of a concussion, and what rising athletes can do to prevent these concussions. Concussions have been an ongoing controversy as of late in the world of sports and it comes with good reason. Though concussions are most prevalent in football, they are common across the entire sports spectrum. A concussion occurs when the head is hit directly or indirectly, causing a chemical disturbance within the brain that can have immediate consequences. An estimated 1.6 to 3.8 million concussions occur each year (CDC 2012). The numbers will always be very broad when it comes to concussions because so many athletes refuse to take themselves out of their games and a majority of the time they neglect to report any concussion symptoms to a trainer or coach. Lets take a look at some of the factors that contribute to athletes neglecting their concussions. A university study...
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...thing I would say is that while football is certainly fun and entertaining to watch, the human body was not designed to handle the frequent hard hits to the body and head as a result of playing the sport. Unfortunately these professional athletes end up suffering from brain damage as a result of our thirst and fascination for hard hits and violence. I would explain that while football helmets seem safe, they truly only provide very minimal protection against concussions that cause the brain to bounce, shake and rotate back and forth hitting against the wall of the human skull as a result of frequent football tackles that appear harmless to those watching the sport. To ensure the message hits home, I would bring up examples of their favourite former NFL players such as Hall of Famer Mike Webster who actually suffered neurological effects of playing the sport. It is important to highlight the most severe consequences first, which is that playing football can cause severe trauma to the brain as a result of multiple concussions that these athletes regularly experience. This trauma starts to destroy the integrity of the brain cells, causing a degenerative brain disease known as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). High levels of CTE in a football player’s brain can result in memory loss, agitation and even increased anger management issues. It can also cause death, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS). This neurological trauma affects your ability to regulate your...
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