The Negative Effects Of Sports Concussions

It is known that football is a dangerous sports, but many athletes do not realize the actual severity of injuries that can occur while they are playing the sport that they love. Although many do not realize the negative effects concussions have on the brain. Athletes invest in sports because of their love of competition and challenge. However, the competitive drive to become bigger, faster, and stronger hase turned sports into a warlike competition. From this perspective, the opposing teams are coming

trauma from concussions can be extremely detrimental to a person’s body so that such things as death can occur. Everyone knows that concussions are not a good thing but not everyone knows how severe they actually are. Concussions are becoming an epidemic in sports and a solution should be drawn up to help the players in sporting activities. The public needs to be more aware of the severity that concussions provide to the body. The definition of a concussion is simple. A “concussion occurs whenever

Concussions and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder are highly dangerous but for different reasons. Concussions and PTSD are caused by different situations, affect the body in different ways, and have differing side effects. New evidence shows that physical contact to head (Concussions) can make people more likely to develop brain disorders like post Traumatic stress disorder. Posttraumatic stress disorder(PTSD) is a widely known and a very serious mental health problem that can be developed after witnessing

One hard knock, and your life could be changed. Concussions are very dangerous and can be caused in a lot of ways. The most caused reason is a variety of sports when people get hit hard in the head playing the sport. They can also be caused by hitting your head hard on the ground. Long term negative health effects of high impact sports are causing concussions and negative effects on communities. Concussions are negatively affecting high impact sports such as football by causing long term effects.They

Would you be willing to play a sport that could potentially end your life at any moment? In any sport, it is noted that you are more prone to injury versus the average person since you are putting your body at risk. It is known that football is one of the most dangerous sports because it has a high-risk for concussions. On an average, about 47 percent of athletes who play high school football receive sports-related concussions. SInce 1997, 50 high school level and younger football players were pronounced

The Dangers of High Impact Sports If you had a young child, would you let him play tackle football? Football and other high impact sports have been in the news over the last few years, focusing on the negative health problems associated with playing sports. Even though new policies and better equipment are making football safer, parents should carefully consider the dangers of football and other sports before letting their children play because of concussions and brain injuries. For the first

Introduction Concussions, a minor traumatic brain injury that may occur when the head hits an object, are a huge problem in football in high schools and lower levels today. Concussions are very common in football, concussions have a huge negative effect on the brain, and parents and schools are worried about their kids safety. Concussion, in football, are a rising problem especially since the NFL is being sued for hundreds of millions because of concussions. High School football is very violent

Dr. Kevin Guskiewicz a leader in sport related concussion at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill spoke about the concerns related to sports concussions. Dr. Guskiewicz described concussions as an injury in which the brain is shaken violently within the cranial cavity causing a large number of neurons to distort and the axon to swell. If left untreated or not treated properly, the axon can disintegrate breaking the neurons pathway. A concussion is known as a functional injury since you

Concussions are invisible injuries and they have a very negative lasting impact on people's lives. A study estimates that over 300,000 sports related concussions occur each year in the United States. These injuries are very bad, and can keep a player off the field for weeks. If it's your star player, then what do you do? Some might suggest throwing them back on the field, but that's the wrong thing to do. In high school the athletes are more prone to concussions, and can take longer to recover

The issue of concussions has been downplayed for years dating back to when the first forms of professional football came to the U.S. but the past 10 years have been drastically different. We need to be more aware as a society about the negative consequences that occurs with a concussion in the short term and the long run. Researchers claim that concussions can decrease your thinking capacity all the way to even a shortened life span. Most importantly to any claim there is proof; numerous athletes