In some ways, the growing awareness of concussions has created a new market for entrepreneurs to cash in on. The advantage of this is that there are some good products out there. However, we are also witnessing a flooding in the market with pricey products that have no scientific evidence to back them up. You also have to be careful because of certain clinics that have been opened and staffed by so-called specialists who have no training or expertise on alleviating the symptoms of brain injury. Buyers have to beware because everything from physical therapists to dermatologists to orthopedists have opened these unscrupulous clinics across the country. If you hear the term, "Concussion Management Specialist," understand that this term has little medical meaning, and in some cases, these fraudsters have given the title to themselves. In one of these schemes, a $300 genetic test claims that it can use a mouth swab to identify a child 's risk for …show more content…
This is not helping the industry to move forward but is hindering it in some ways. What can you do to find a reputable TBI clinic? First, avoid clinics staffed by spine specialists, dermatologists and hyperbaric oxygen therapists. They should have some prestigious affiliations, or the clinic should be staffed by experts who have had a long history of treating people with concussions. The biggest concern that most experts have with the industry is a Pittsburgh company known as ImPACT. This is a lucrative business that has sold 25-minute computerized exams. It tests memory, reaction time and attention span. This company sells their tests to high schools and professional sports teams at $1,200 for 800 tests. The problem? The studies were conducted by the co-founder Mark Lovell who may have had a financial stake in submitting the studies. The bottom line is that TBI is big business, and you have to be careful about some of the products that claim to
Concussions are the number one injury caused when playing football at any level today, but yet people still decide to play the game. Concussions can leave a big impact on your life after football, even if you are a younger player in high school. An article from “Frontline Magazine” states that, “an estimated high school football player suffered 11.2 concussions for every 10,000 games and practices. Among college players, the concussion rate stood at 6.3 out of 10,000 games and practices.” Concussions are a bigger issue than people believe and something needs to be done to help protect the players of the game.
Many people question why concussions happen so often within the NFL? After all, these players know how to tackle properly and have they best equipment however the size of these men along with the violent nature of the game is what causes these concussions. Concussions happen at around 140 per season with several players receiving multiple concussions within the same year (Halchin). Team doctors have been extremely cautious in letting these athletes return to the filed of play after being diagnosed with a concussion. Halchin believed that the NFL does a wonderful job in protecting it’s players and said that until hitting is eliminated from the game completely, concussions will be a reoccurring injury and a risk that players have to deal with
In the past few years, the number of concussions per year has only spiked. The NFL calls it a “cultural change” in that the staff are more willing to report head injuries instead of neglecting them. However, to many like Christopher Nowinski- one of the founders of the Concussion Legacy foundation- this increase just shows that the NFL does not care to prevent head injuries, only treat them when they are developed. The number of concussions between the 2013 and 2014 season actually increased by 58
I will explore these different policies and their guidelines for diagnosing a concussion along with their protocols for athletes
Children follow parents examples or play sports or even just trip can get concussions. It is a worldwide problem, and you must know how to prevent them, or at least know how to treat someone with a concussion Some parents don’t know how to treat concussions or know what they are so you should ask your doctor or physician. Coach’s are the people we expect to know all about concussions and how to handle a person with a concussions so it may surprise you that some of them don’t
However, it is also important to note that a concussion can also take place outside of sports, meaning it can happen to anybody. For instance, there have been incidents where a person tripped while running, fell, and the impact of their head’s contact with the ground caused a concussion. Or, in a car accident many front-seat passengers, or even the driver, have slammed their heads against the dashboard/steering wheel, also possibly resulting in a concussion. Concussions when treated can be healed in a timely manner. Unfortunately, throughout history, there has been a tendency for people to overlook a concussion as a serious injury, therefore, making it more problematic than it already is.
With all the different treatment processes which are the best? Hines Ward once said after his concussion “If you want to prevent concussions, take the helmet off: play old school football with leather helmets, no facemask, when you put a helmet on you’re going to use it as a weapon. ”(Piazza). The N.F.L. will spend $40 million in the next five years on long-term effects of concussions and C.T.E., and $100 million has already spent in long-term studies on the impact of concussions and repeated head blows (Belson). A new helmet is being designed by Peter Halldin and Hansvon Holst are making a helmet that allows sliding between helmet and head. An inner shell, which is attached to the helmet with joints that move under certain angles of impact.
As technology continues to advance and scientists begin to understand more about the long term effects of sports injuries, one increasingly frightening topic for athletes at all levels--high school, collegiate, and professional--is the concussion. Nearly every contact sport yields the possibility of trauma to the head. What does a rough body check from an opposing hockey team, a stray 95 mph pitch to the side of the head, a soccer header, and a dangerous tackle in football all have in common? Yes, you guessed it: the possibility for a concussion. But before we explore the possible effects of repeated concussions over a sports career, let’s first define a concussion.
Many organizations, such as the NFL, have put millions of dollars into research and trying to make the game safer, but as of now, things have only gotten worse. Some believe the National Football League isn’t doing enough and others believe they’re doing too much. One thing is for sure: concussions are not a light matter and something needs to be done to help prevent medical issues. Many players, both amauetur and, professional are being sidelined by these traumatic head
Not only are states making legal actions, but parents and doctors are stepping up to make sure athletes are ready before clearance is given. “I think we all worry about sending a kid back out there too soon. Any doctor who says otherwise is lying,” said Greg Canty, director of the Center for Sports Medicine at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. Concussions are a big issue today, and should be treated even more serious than they are. There are many viewpoints regarding this issue.
This is incorrect because when concussions are properly managed there are usually no long-term effects and concussion protocol has improved and become much better than in the past. “To families whose anxiety has been stoked by reports of former N.F.L. players with degenerative brain disease, the new facilities are seen as the most expert care available.” (Pennington). The NFL is spending millions of dollars to research concussions and improve the protocol. This proves that NFL is trying to improve the concussion protocol and that the science is more exact and trustworthy than before.
The need for players to be checked often should be mandatory and administered more often to keep players safe. As coaches and trainers find out more about concussions so does the testing improve on athletes. Traumatic brain injuries affect all those who play in physical sports. One study says, “They can cause symptoms such as loss of consciousness, confusion, and headache, as well as long-term side effects.” (“Sports-Related”).
It seems that every week players are getting injured and carted off the field and statistics show that concussions had risen 32 percent between the 2014-2015 seasons, that is 271 concussions in the 2015 season compared to 206 in 2014. There was also an increase of ACL and MCL injuries between the 2014-2015 seasons, although the change was not as drastic. These statistics from ESPN show that there might be a better way to play the game but the leagues and programs insist that the players know the risks of what they are doing. As hundreds of thousands of sports concussions continue to happen every year, the issue has gathered people who say that the leagues/programs should do more and others who say that concussions and getting injured are just
Second nearly 25% of people who get concussions are not given medical assistance. Lastly sports injuries are the most common way of getting a concussion. (Sources Paul Hornung Sues the Helmet Maker Riddell Over Concussionshttp://mrshatzi.com/files/paul-hornung-sues.pdf Belson July 7th 2016) Another reason competitive sports are not good for you is because you can get injured not just from concussions but serious
More now than ever athletes are being watched out for when there is trauma to the brain. After multiple cases of poor treatment to concussions parents and doctors are cracking down on letting concussions not be a big deal. As more studies advance, it is discovered that every case is different. The range is created by severity, past experience with trauma, and how the patient heals. Concussions in sports can range in severity, and how they affect each individual over time depending on times of impact.