Kevin White's Injury Case Study

The first instance of injury the audience witnesses in the movie is star quarterback Lance Harbor’s knee. Harbor is shown in the athletic training room in the locker room and Jonathan Moxon sees him receive some type of shot to the knee. Coach Kilmer and a member of the medial team are present. During the second game shown in the movie, Harbor is sacked and injured and he is taken off the field on a stretcher by EMS. At the hospital, the doctor tells everyone that the surgery went well but based on the scar tissue in his knee, Harbor should not have even been playing. The coach says that Harbor never told him of any pain and Moxon fails to speak up about the shots and painkillers Harbor had been taking.

Injury is a serious public health issue. Injuries differ by their nature and severity. Injuries can be unintentional or intentional. Unintentional injuries include road traffic injuries, falls, burns, drowning, poisoning, and intentional injuries include self-inflicted injuries, interpersonal violence, and war-related injuries [1,2,3]. Globally, injury causes over five million deaths per year [1,2,3]. Injury cases result in more deaths than HIV-AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined (3.8 million) [1,3,4]. Nonfatal injuries represent a large proportion of the injury burden and deaths represent a small proportion [4]. Most injuries result in significant psychological trauma, potentially life-long disability, and subsequent financial loss [4].

Al Toon, father of Saints receiver Nick Toon, was forced to leave professional football after sustaining nine concussions in eight years of professional football. Football is one of the most dangerous games. As the years go on, more and more rules are being written to prevent the danger, but danger is the nature of the game. Most of these rules are for the protection of the players, but there are times when injuries can be a good thing. The Philadelphia Eagles were 3-5 to start the year, but Michael Vick was injured and the backup quarterback led the team to be 10-6, win the division, and almost beat the New Orleans Saints in the playoffs. "About 1.7 million Americans suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI) every year,

In Herodotus’ The History and in the Mike Webster Sports Injury Series articles, both Croesus and Mike Webster are significant examples of being a “horrible warning”. The characters become fixed on something they believed defined them; for Croesus it was being king and for Mike Webster it was being the face of football. The obsession of keeping what they believed defined them, ruined both of their lives. They kept on looking at what they possessed in material goods and not on the important things, such as health or family until it was too late.

Many people believe that concussions are just a head injury that causes headaches, but it’s more than that, so much more than that! In my recent research over Concussions, more importantly, concussions due to sports related occurrences, and the side effects.

“Coach, why is Kyle still in”, I yelled with rage. Coach continued to stare blankly.

Is it worth the risk of injury to play football at any level? When this question is asked to athletes or people that have never played the sport, they might tell you no. When asked to the athletes who have played the sport of American Football, then the chances of you getting a yes are much higher. With the correct equipment and the correct forms, there is a lower chance of receiving a long-term injury then there would be any other way.

Injuries in American football, can some of them be prevented? With the increase in injuries in football coaches are looking for better ways to try and prevent unnecessary injuries. Even though you cannot prevent all the injuries as a coach you want to at least prevent some.

Athletes place themselves in a dangerous position every time they go onto the field. This applies all athletes and college athletes are no exception. College athletes getting injured is seen as a norm in today’s society and not many consider the devastating effects that the injuries may have on the young athletes themselves. That’s why it's important that colleges spend more time and resources into ensuring that their athletes are in an optimum position to be playing sports, otherwise injuries can cause problems for the athletes both psychologically and physically. College athletes can experience serious psychological/cognitive problems from being injured.

Dr. Augustus White was born in Memphis, Tennessee. in 1937. He went to Mount Harmon School, and he was the captain of the wrestling team. When he went to college, he was a varsity athlete in football and lacrosse at Brown University. But when he graduated, he was a star athlete and a scholar. He was amazed by orthopedic treatment of sport's injuries, and He went to Stanford University where he was the student body president.

Top story today is that of Kwon Alexander's hamstring injury. Kwon missed Tuesday's practice dude to his injury and the official word on the severity of his injury is not yet known at this time. However, according to Roy Cummings, his injury is not too serious and he should not miss too much time.

Do you know how many kids get injured in sports each year? 3.5 million kids get injured in a sport each year that is why Injuries in sports could be prevented by better equipment and fields, the right technique, and more rules.

In the U.S there are thirty million or more children/teens that participate in sports. Out of the 30 million children/teens that participate in sports, 3.5 million of those children/teens get injured each year.

In sports, especially professional sports injury is a great possibly, and a common and very serious injury is plaguing all sports. The concussion is that injury. And over the past few years the NHL and other leagues or trying to crack down on concussions; but those are only partial solutions. In hockey concussions, can come from anything and happen at any time. Thus, proposing a solution or a way to prevent them, is very difficult. As per a study that took place from 1997-2004, results published in 2011 by CTV, states “With averages ranging from 4.6 to 7.7 concussions per 100 NHL players per season, it’s likely that each of the 30 teams in the league will see at least one or two players miss time due to a concussion every year” (Tahirali). Thusly supporting how many players received concussions, even if this study is older. Many people are fighting to get the game changed to combat concussions, and just as many fight to not change the game; although they still do not want concussions.

Injuries play a big role in an athlete's career and his or her overall health, although minor injuries are often nothing to worry about they can lead to something serious especially if the injury is repeatedly being aggravated. scrapes, cuts, bruises, and broken bones are all things to worry about. When a player is injured he or she is losing play time and money and why risk this when there is small but giant steps that can be taken to prevent injuries. But brain injuries are something much more serious even if the player says not to worry because something worse than losing playtime is losing your life. Albert C. hergenroeder has written an article on preventing sports injuries, he says that there are 3 million sports injuries among kids around