The Effects Of Sports Related Concussions On Central Auditory Processing Abilities

In the U.S. alone, athletes suffer from roughly 300,000 concussions per year; 3,800,000 concussions were reported in 2012, which is double of what was reported in 2002. A concussion may be defined as 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 brain to bounce around or twist in the skull, stretching and damaging the brain cells and creating chemical changes in the brain. Concussions are not usually considered life-threatening, but they may result in effects to the brain that may lead to devastating outcomes. Concussions are serious injuries that need to be taken seriously because of their severity and the serious health disorders that may arise.

The sports communities that require concussion education include the players themselves; their parents, the coaches, trainers, therapists, and referees; sports organizations/leagues; the media; teachers; and health care professionals. Several gains in recognition and management that impact upon concussion prevention can only be made through widespread of knowledge about concussions. Concussions are a serious issue in many professional sports. Concussions affect multiple sports in many ways. Many sports today are affected by the medical condition of concussions. Today, multiple leagues and professionals are learning how to prepare and prevent these career shattering injuries. With hundreds of medical advancements and a better understanding of the knowledge that the science has, we are assisting athletes to recover from these injuries. In order to understand concussions that lead the role on the games, one must look at the symptoms, injuries, and side-effects of this

Concussions in youth sports has recently became more popular in the news. Mukand and Serra recently discovered, “about 1.6- 3.8 million sports-related concussions occur every year, and a recent study found that 182,000 football players may sustain at least one concussion annually in youth (99,000), high school (76,640), and NCAA football programs (3,905), or about 1 in 30 players and 1 in 14 high school players” (16). The amount of concussions should be alarming to athletes and the parents. Hospitals have noticed a growing number of visits from children and young adults with concussions because of sports, but it is unclear if the rise is due to more concussions or more reports due to better awareness of concussions (Mitka 1775-1776). Concussions could be on the rise or more people are recognizing the symptoms of concussions and then reporting them. Either way, concussions in youth sports need to be reduced or completely eliminated. Sports related concussions in youth can be prevented with proper education and technique. Efficient and reliable equipment and better rules and regulations in youth sports can also prevent concussions and brain injuries in youth and adolescents.

A concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury. A concussion occurs when you receive an impact to the head. The importance of concussions varies and affect all types of athletes, from professionals to little leagues players. Sport concussions has become a major problem and it could be long-term effects of this injury if not properly treated. However, a concussion is usually short-lived. Several people recover from concussions within seven to ten days while others may take even longer than that (Zalser, 2015). Sadly, once an athlete has experienced a concussion, it is possible that he or she is at greater risk for varies concussions. In addition, because of the wide range of symptoms concussions cause, it is important that coaches, athletes, and parents are aware of them. Symptoms of sport concussions are not always obvious. Some may appear right away and others can be hindered for numerous of days after the injury occurred. The most common symptoms are headaches, drowsiness, confusion, balance, dizziness, and memory loss. When a player receives a blow to the head and is slow to get up, the athletic trainer or whoever is over them checks them out. There are a number of tests that can be ran on the athlete to make sure that they are thinking and seeing clearly. Just recently people have started paying more attention to concussions because new studies have come to light describing how bad they can affect you in the long run, for example; years after a football player career is

The purpose of this article is to present both the theoretical and clinical foundations and procedures for pre- and post-concussion management used by a university-based interdisciplinary team coordinated by speech-language pathology. The Miami University Concussion Management Program is one of the oldest university-based concussion programs in the United States and one of the few where the neurobehavioral and neurocognitive management is coordinated by speech-language pathology. This article starts off by giving us a definition of a sport related concussion, which is defined as a traumatically induced brain injury caused by contact with an opponent, a teammate, the ground, or an object in the playing area. It goes on to talk about how research

A concussion management model provides a medically recognized assessment system that is used as part of overall concussion management protocol. In 2001, the Concussion in Sport Group recommended that neurocognitive testing is one of the “cornerstones” in concussion management (Solomon, 2014). Neurocognitive, or neuropsychological, testing is considered the core of concussion management models, determining return-to-play and managing the recovery of the athlete (Duff, 2009). Neurocognitive tests are computerized and have replaced the traditional paper-and-pencil neurocognitive tests that were previously used in concussion management. The Immediate Post Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT) tool is a neurocognitive test that was developed in the early 1990’s for

The term “concussion” across various areas of clinical and research contexts changes and is not well defined causing confusion in patients and healthcare providers. The term “concussion” is interchangeably used with the term mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), minor lose head injury, and mild closed head injury (Apps & Walter, 2012). Concussion is used in the sports medicine community to place an emphasis on impaired functional status following head trauma, and this concept will be further reviewed in this study.

Contact sports like football, boxing, wrestling, and hockey have health risks associated with repetitive head trauma that can produce concussions. Players of these types of sports are at a significantly higher risk for developing long-term brain damage and cognitive impairment later in life. A concussion is a subset of a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and results from shaking the brain within the skull. The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (the “AANS”) has defined a concussion as “a clinical syndrome characterized by an immediate and transient alteration in brain function, including an alteration of mental status and level of consciousness, resulting from mechanical force or trauma.” (Sports-related

The CDC, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have done multiple studies which have shown that anywhere ranging between 1.6 million to 3.6 million concussions happen each year. It is stated that “5-10% of athletes will experience a concussion in any given sport season” (Sport Concussion Institute n.d.). Concussions are caused by a hard hit or blow to the head, face, or neck which causes one’s brain to move and forcefully knock against the inside walls of one’s skull. As a result, one could feel a variety number of symptoms. Symptoms of a concussion can include the following: “seeing stars” or blurred vision, nausea or vomiting, confusion, blacking out, irritability, slow or delayed responsiveness, slurred speech,

There are a number of diagnostic tools that have been developed to aid in concussion recognition. The Standardized Assessment of Concussion (SAC) is a tool used for the sideline evaluation of athletes who suffer a head injury. The SAC measures orientation, immediate memory, concentration, delayed recall, neurologic screening, and exertional maneuvers. SAC also includes a graded checklist, a brief neurologic examination, and records the presence of post-traumatic and retrograde amnesia. The validity of SAC in the absence of baseline score is uncertain.

“CDC reports show that the amount of reported concussions has doubled in the last 10 years. The American Academy of Pediatrics has reported that emergency room visits for concussions in kids ages 8 to 13 years old has doubled, and concussions have risen 200 percent among teens ages 14 to 19 in the last decade” (Head Case, 2013). It is reported that between 5-10% of athletes will suffer concussion during any given sports season. Football is the most common sport with concussion risk for males with a 75% chance. It has also been found that 78% of concussions happen during games as opposed to during practices (Science Daily, 2014).

A concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI). About 1.6-3.8 million sports-related concussions occur each year in the United States (What is a Concussion? 2016). The prevalence of acquiring a concussion does vary based on the type of sport and the age of the athlete. According to a study done by Clay et al. (2013), there is definitely a risk in every sport for an individual to receive a concussion. However, some sports may have a higher concussion frequency, but this could depend on the amount of force that is used and the positions that are played in the sports (Clay et al. 2013). There are also other modifiable factors such as use of protective gear, rules modifications, prevention through strength training, and changes to position techniques (Clay et al. 2013). It was found from the study that younger

A concussion alters the stability of a person and can negatively affect the athletes cognitive and motor functioning (GA Davis). The accepted time for recovery is not scientifically proven and is influenced by other factors such as gender, age, history and prior concussions (John J Leddy 2012). Investigations used in the management of sport concussions are used monitor the severity of symptoms and deficits, track recovery and advance knowledge relating to the natural history and neurobiology of the injury (John J Leddy

In the United States, there are between 1.6-3.8 million sports-related concussions a year, and half go unreported. The term concussion and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) are interchangeable, referring to a bio-mechanically induced alteration of the brain function that impacts orientation and memory. This study focuses on the impact of a sports-related concussion on academic performance. The 24 athlete participants were between the ages of 14 to 26 years, and all had sustained a concussion with symptoms lasting at least 2 months, and having a detrimental impact on school performance.

Traumatic Brain injury (TBI) is projected to be a significant cause of global disease burden by 2020; with an estimated 10 million people affected by TBI annually worldwide. A concussion is the most common form of TBI and is particularly prevalent among children and young adults. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported an annual estimated 1.6-3.8 million sports related TBI,