Blog Post #1
Have you ever gotten hit in the head before and had headaches or dizziness? If so you might have had a concussion and didn’t know it. According to McCrory, P. from the British Journal of Sports Medicine, a concussion is a traumatic brain injury that comes from biomechanical forces through indirect or direct contact to the head, face, neck, or anywhere else on the body. Some of the symptoms include headache, dizziness, fatigue, a sensitivity to light and sound. Concussions can last from a week to years it all depends on if you let your brain heal or not. Many concussions are not reported because they are mild, but can still produce these same symptoms. If left untreated and there are several more traumas, can result in permeant brain damage. It’s estimated that around 3.8 million concussions occur each year majority come from athletics. Most of the studies or research that is being done on concussions are also done on male athlete sports like football, men’s hockey, and men’s wrestling. In fact, females have experienced concussion rates that are 1.4 times higher than males in sex-comparable sports. Which means women are getting the same treatment as men when in fact our brains and our injuries are more extensive than males and are getting mistreated.
This topic is very important because concussions have been in the media a lot lately with television movies, news stories, and many more. By knowing the symptoms of a concussion could help yourself or others from having permeant brain damage. If you or your friend gets hit in the head or neck and are having these common symptoms you should go see an athletic trainer or doctor. Many cases that are left untreated will resolve and heal properly, but repeated traumas to the head without healing could be detrimental.
Works Cited
Langlois JA, Rutland-Brown W, Wald MM
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smeyers@ncaa.org. “Concussion and College Sports.” NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA, 31 Jan. 2017, www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/feature/concussion-and-college-sports.
I thought this was a very interesting topic to be chosen because I feel like it is very common but also extremely underrated, which is insane because they can lead to permanent brain damage. I couldn't believe that many concussions go unreported because they are just classified as minor, but I feel like any injury the brain is a serious occurrence. I thought the point you brought up about men and women being treated the same for their injuries, when in fact they are immensely different, was very eye opening because I feel like that happens a lot and not just with concussions.
ReplyDeleteThis topic interested me a lot because last year I got a concussion, and a pretty bad one at that. People really do not know how bad a concussion could be until you get one. Also, the amount of cases that I hear about NFL players who end their careers early because of everything going on is crazy. The fact that just getting hit in the head can cause someone to do something so crazy like that blows my mind. It really shows how special our heads our.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very important topic in todays time and I thought this post did a great job of explaining this topic. Not many people knew about concussions 10-20 years ago. Now that science is improving and we are learning more about our body it's becoming more talked about and studied. I really liked how this post challenged the readers to be more aware and proactive towards seeing people sustain head injuries and speaking up about it. I feel like the more people become aware the faster we can work to solve this important issue.
ReplyDeleteConcussions are no joke in the sports world. It is definitely a topic that interests me and I love to learn more about it. When it comes to defining what a concussion is, as well as listing out some of the main symptoms, you are spot on. There are even more symptoms that can arise from concussions, as well as long term effects, but I like that you hit the main ones while adding in some real life topics. A concussion is categorized as a traumatic brain injury, and based on what you wrote, I am sure people will understand that they should not be dealt with lightly.
ReplyDeleteThe topic of concussions has certainly become more of a discussion point in the last few years. I remember the recent movie with Will Smith about football that brought the topic into the fore front again. Concussions need to be taken seriously, especially in regards to children/young adult. Multiple concussions at such a young age could have further adverse effects on health, which could largely be prevented with increased safety measures or by focusing on the actual sports children participate in. Great blog post, I look forward to learning more about concussions.
ReplyDeleteI agree that I think its very important to be aware of symptoms of concussions and the proper steps to treat them. The NFL recently implemented a concussion protocol which requires players who are suspect of having a concussion to be cleared by doctors before they can return to play. As an athlete who has had multiple concussions I can tell you that they are very serious. If any player in any sport is suspected of having a concussion they should be checked by a doctor as soon as possible. The main reason for this is like you said if concussions go untreated they can cause more problems.
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