Essays on Concussions In Sports

Broken bones are taken very seriously in today’s world, but what about injuries people cannot see? Traumatic brain injuries are currently becoming increasingly common, with a majority of them being caused by sports. Both professional and high school athletes suffer from traumatic brain injuries, one of the most common ones being a concussion. Concussions are unable to be seen and can be caused by a hit to the head or an impact that is absorbed by the head. They have…...

Football is considered the American pastime and has created a name across the globe. However, this “great” organization has a controversial background. The NFL claimed to not be aware of the distinct correlation between concussions and the sport of football. They related concussions on the same level as “an everyday football injury and mentioned in the same stories as broken bones and pulled muscles”. They feared that the game of football would gain a dangerous reputation would would cause them…...

One team just got blindsided and is now lying on the ground unconscious. He clearly has a concussion, but what will be the effects of that concussion? The impact of concussions and their relationship to playing football has become a major topic of public health concern. Recent studies have attempted to identify the lasting effects of concussions, determine the link between concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), ways to adapt the rules of football to limit the number of concussions,…...

Football may be the favorite and most popular sport among Americans, but, professional NFL players usually should cope with the physical toll that the game may withstand them. The health risks associated with participation in American football have gotten more attention over the past several years. The focus has been on concussions and also the association of recurrent head trauma with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). CTE often tops the list of football-conscious fear factors. Unfortunately, we do not know much…...

For the purpose of this essay, the topic I have chosen to discuss is head injuries, specifically concussions, obtained while playing sport. Within this topic, I will discuss the long-term effect, short-term effects, and the dangers of returning to play after such injuries. “Concussion is an injury associated with sports and is most often identified with boxing, football, ice hockey, and the martial arts” (Powell,2001). With that said, a study carried out by McCrory et al (2013) has suggested that…...

Introduction Traumatic Brain Injury’s are an injury that we are still finding out new information on. The extent of this in sports is also on a significantly more extreme level. The question I’m investigating and informing the audience of is whether or not the NFL taken appropriate measures in concussion prevention and rehabilitation? B) Tie this in with my own personal experience of having two concussions and the emotional and physical effects it had on me. My dad’s hockey career…...