Negative Effects Of High Impact Shocks

It can lead to more severe types of consequences. In the story, “Hard Knocks”, the author states, “Football has always been a sport known for hard tackles and rough play, making injuries inevitable. A typical high school football player receives about 650 hits to the head per season, according to research conducted by the University of Michigan’s NeuroTrauma Research Laboratory. In 2014, more than 9,500 concussions were reported among high school football players in the U.S.”(pg.3, paragraph 2) This quote demonstrates that when playing football, the force is high for them to cause a concussion and it is very hard to recover. A few people died, according to the research. Another quote that supports this argument in the infographics is, “Football Hits That Leads To A Concussion, 100G”. This is a huge amount of force exerted to the player, and that can cause a concussion, or a brain injury. Both of these texts and their subsquent evidences matter to the paragraph because they show that the force causes a more chance to have a

The national football league has stiffened its policy on legal hits. The hit zone has shrunk, while player frustrations have grown. The policy is enacted in an effort to reduce the number of concussions in the game of football. The enforcement of these rules has strayed away from being all about safety. The policy on hits has created a divide among its players and fans alike. The policy of hits being enforced so strictly has had a significant impact on the sport. The sociology of the NFL and the rule itself drive this argument. By stepping on the field as an NFL football player, it is accepted that it is very dangerous. The players make enough money to make the concussions worth it. Profiting from the fine money for these hits has caused the NFL to be enforcing these rules unethically, the rules and the impact they have had on the sport have been detrimental to football.

Although there are numerous different sports around the world, but often the sports that are considered the most popular tend to be the ones that hold the most aggression. For instance, in America the last 30 years straight, professional football has been the most popular sport (Rovell). Since football is the most popular sport, it is also one of the most aggressive sports, along with hockey, mixed martial arts, and soccer. Part of how American football is played is by being very hands on against the opponent, such that, the players have to tackle and knock down the other team’s players. As a result, at times during a game, serious injuries or accidents can occur, particularly, concussions. Unfortunately, there are instances where the aggression, such as in football, takes a toll on all the players’ bodies. Leaving professional football players injured, changing their whole life. For instance, “Earl Campbell was one of the NFL’s most prolific running backs to ever suit up” (Diaz &

It can lead to serious long-term outcomes such as headaches, dizziness, CTE and much more. Concussions occur when the brain is hit against the skull with excessive force. The effects can be a loss of consciousness, tinnitus, disorientation, amnesia, double vision, headaches, confusion and many others. ("Concussions") The constant blows to the head can cause CTE; however, it can only be discovered after death. In football, blows to the head can cause serious concussions, but too many hits to the head can have a long lasting effect on you. Bennet Omalu states "CTE is believed to be caused by repeated blows to the head" (ABC News) CTE means Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy this is be caused by repeated injuries to the head that causes a critical protein in the brain called Tau to change shape and misfold. While the Tau is changing it clumps together. These clumps slowly kill neurons and cells. The lack of blood flow to the human's brain is what slowly kills a person later on. However there are ways to try and help solve these

A lot of sports that athletes play are contact sports. When you play contact sports, you run the risk of being injured. One of the more serious injuries that occur is a concussion. A concussion, according to the Virginia

The number of concussions in professional and amateur football has been rising and has sparked much controversy in recent years. These concussions are most likely linked with disease and even the deaths of some pro and semi-pro football players. New research is attempting to solve the problem but the issue is still prevalent in football today.

Symptoms include imbalance, headache, confusion, memory loss, loss of consciousness, vision change, hearing change, mood change, fatigue, and malaise. Concussions can also lead to dementia, Alzheimer’s, and depression (Carlos Dias Jr.). All of the possible symptoms are very disabling, and some even life threatening. Dr. Frank Conidi reported, “more than 40% of retired NFL players show evidence of abnormal brain structures. And on a series of cognitive tests the players took, half showed serious problems with executive functions such as reasoning, problem solving, planning and attention, while 45% had difficulty with learning and memory (Alice Park).” It is unbelievable that NFL players were experiencing brain damage due to concussions, yet nothing was being done to provide help.

He also contributes to Seed magazine on issues related to the brain. With Weisman being a neurologist, he has a lot to say about head injuries. “As force is applied to the brain, a shockwave ripples through. If large enough, the shock tears the axons and can result in catastrophic injury. Smaller forces stun the neurons, their electrical firing decreases, and symptoms of concussion occur.” Weisman explains how a concussion actually occurs. These shockwaves are hits to the head. Most of the time nothing will happen, but as the waves become bigger and bigger a person begins to feel its affects more and more. The waves can get big enough to paralyze a player, but the chances of that happening are close to none. With these ripples going through the neurons, symptoms of a concussion may occur. A person may go limp or stumble and appear unfocused. Even if these symptoms don't happen and one doesn't have a concussion, the effects are still felt. These aren't the only injuries we see though. “Other than the injuries that are so obvious that leave the player unconscious, impaired, or dead, we do not know exactly how harmful low-velocity impacts are.” The immediate effects are known and are classified as concussions, but this is just the calm wind before the tornado touches down. Studies have been made on former NFL players. Over time the low impact hits begin to add up and combine and turn south. When enough cells die,

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” (“What is a Concussion?”). Concussions can cause headaches, nausea, dizziness, and sleepiness. Although these symptoms seem terrible, these are only short term symptoms of a mild concussion. More severe concussions can cause life-long problems with memory, learning, coordination, emotion, and even sight (“What is a Concussion?”). One poor play can cause a severe concussion and, furthermore, a permanent end to the life the player knew before the incident. While not all concussions are that critical, every concussion has consequences. Unfortunately, thousands of high school players face these consequences annually. Studies show that, “Some 67,000 high school football players suffer concussions every year, according to official tallies, and many more concussions go unreported” (“Farewell to Football”). Even if an exceptional football player beats those odds, one in every twenty NFL players suffers from at least one concussion in his career (“Farewell to Football”). Players under the age of eighteen are even more likely to experience severe brain damage from the game. According to ESPN, getting hit hard on the field can be the equivalent to being hit over the head

Those impacts are not good either. Long lasting concussions don't even have to be caused by multiple bangs to the head. As little as a minor bump can cause these consequences. Some of the long term effects are behavioral and mood changes, cognitive difficulties, affected attention and judgement. Long term effects can also happen from the athlete neglecting the injury, which happens often in sports, because people think of it as just a small accident, then return to playing. Sometimes, people don't realize they have a concussion, because not everyone loses consciousness when receiving one. After facing head trauma, athletes can get a post-concussion syndrome, which causes headaches, dizziness, irritability, and depression. The long term effects of a concussion can last for thirty years or longer, which is why these head injuries should be taken

Although I have never had a concussion, I suffer from migraines at least four days out of the week. From watching videos that had athletes describe their symptoms, my weekly migraines could not compare to the severity of the head pain that concussed

When the effects start to affect the body some people think the affects are from anything such as the flu to mono. The after effects of concussions include those of minor/major headaches or migraines, dizziness that you can’t explain pain in your neck, etc. When these things happen one may lose consciousness and may even lose control of their body. It's proven that when concussions occur 80-90% of the time the brain and body will return to regular function as before within 90 days after the occurrence.

Did you know, that someone suffers from a brain injury every 21 seconds (Haas)? Children get concussions all the time, and most of the time they go unnoticed. The majority of concussions happen when one is playing a sport such as football, hockey, or lacrosse. Many famous athletes have had their careers, even their lives cut short due to concussions. Brain damage and death can result from serial concussions (Schafer). When one suffers from a concussion, one’s brain needs time to recover physically and mentally. Between 2002 and 2006, statistics showed that 52,000 people died from concussions and about 275,000 were hospitalized (Fundukian). Everyone’s recovery process is different (“Injury and

In every sports season 5 to 20 percent of kids suffer a concussion(Jeremy Olson 1SH). A concussion is a type of brain injury that mostly occurs when playing in contact sports. Most people do not think concussions are a big deal but they are. In fact concussions can lead to suicide because they cause your brain to not function correctly, especially when having more than one. Not only can they lead to suicide but they also have many long term effects on the brain. I am sure on television, many viewers have seen big collisions where somebody gets a hard hit to the head. It is most likely that person suffered a concussion. Since concussions occur naturally in

Playing football is not like playing other sports. Athletes in all kinds of sports risk injuring themselves, but in football, a lot of the risk comes from other athletes. While there are many ways to be injured playing football, one of the worst is head-to-head targeting. This has been a problem in football since the beginning of the game, especially, when equipment was not very protective. Over the past eight years, the National College Athletic Association (NCAA) has implemented rules and penalties specifically designed to protect players and to hopefully reduce the number of bad head injuries (Marshall). The NCAA is doing the right thing by protecting players from severe injury by calling and enforcing targeting penalties.