Sports are a leading cause of concussions, such as amateur boxing, hockey and football and the physical contact in the games. Concussions are brain injuries that come from blunt force trauma.
It effects a growing amount of people yearly, especially when it comes to sports. There are many reasons behind concussions, but the main reason is due to sports. Sports such as soccer, hockey and football that involve helmets are examples of sports that can cause concussions to players. There are additional problems when people do not seek treatment or give themselves time to fully heal their brain properly. Make sure to watch for signs and symptoms carefully. Professional and recreational concussions are an epidemic in the world.
Concussions are a severe problem in sports. Whether it’s recreational or professional. They affect people in many different ways that people don’t even realize. Leagues and professionals try to figure out how to prepare and prevent these life-threatening injuries before they happen. To understand the epidemic of concussions, you must also look at the symptoms. Symptoms may include balance problems and difficulty concentrating. Some other symptoms to be aware of, is dizziness and drowsiness or being in a mental fog. Headaches, nausea, vision problems, blurry or double vision are a list of common problems associated with symptoms caused by concussions.
Figuring out what the injuries and side effects are from concussions greatly improves your chance of healing. Having repetitive concussions can trigger a development of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Originally reported in 1928 (A Changa et al.,2018) by a New Jersey pathologist who described the clinical aspects as being “punch drunk” which was happening to boxers after repetitive brain trauma that followed multiple with side effects and their common symptoms. Concussions effect everyone differently, and most people recover from them but for some it can last for days, week’s even months. The older you are the harder it is to heal and those who have had concussions in the past are at a higher risk for having another one. There is no medication needed to treat a concussion but taking a Tylenol or ibuprofen for headache that may occur. The most effective thing to do is have complete rest of the body and mind so the damage will heal.
Treatment and diagnosis of symptoms caused by concussions in sports and physical activities will have benefits to all the people who play these sports. This will play a significant role in our lives because sports produce a great amount of health and emotional benefits. Concussions in sports is a recognized health epidemic, because of their frequency and there shot and long-term effects. Canada’s federal government has issued guidelines in sports to help with the decision making of diagnosis, treatment and symptoms.
This guideline will help generate more of a consistent approach on concussions across our country, preventing them from going back to early to the game. Having a very focused neurological exams and having an orientation exam that will test a person’s short-term memory. So, recalling recent events like what sport they were playing and maybe the score of the game. Other questions asked would be the date or what day of the week it is.
They would also need to assess the long-term memory and ask their name or place of birth. The person who is doing the diagnosis will also assess the athlete’s ability to stay attentive to a complex task, such as reciting the months backwards or counting down from one hundred. some people do not understand why treatment of concussions is imminent. They are not the only injury that can happen after the initial one.
Second impact syndrome can happen while the brain is still trying to recover from a blow to the head. When people do not wait, and they jump back into the game and get hit again, death could be a serious possibility, as the brain has not healed properly yet. Some symptoms happen instantly, others may not be noticed for days or weeks after an injury. While some people know for sure when they get a concussion, others will not recognize or admit they are having a problem.
The signs and symptoms can be difficult to eave out or they are overlooked as something else. Symptoms usually fall into four categories; thinking, physical, emotional and sleep. In some rare cases a person with a concussion may form a dangerous blood clot that pushes the brain against the skull. Look out for dangerous signs after a bump or blow to the head and/ or body. Signs may be as simple as a headache that gets worse and will not go away.
Another symptom may be vomiting or nausea, followed by slurred speech. So, if your watching after someone that may have a concussion you need to watch for the signs. If you could not wake them from sleeping or they are having seizures, not recognizing people or places, unusual behaviour, restless, agitated or lose consciousness, you would direct them and take them immediately to a doctor. The best medicine is physical rest especially when it is not your first concussion. Repeat concussions can cause lasing problems, especially when it is not your first incident while the first is not healed properly.
Increased concussions are closely associated with early onset dementia. This is not just for injuries in sports but for all people that acquire them. The effects of having multiple concussions could lead to bigger brain injuries. Even though there are few effects for mild concussions, studies show that the effects of concussions are cumulative. Athletes in contact sports that have already received a concussion are three times more likely to receive another verse and athlete with no concussions.
C. Giza et al.,2017.) when an athlete loses consciousness, they are four times as likely to suffer another brain trauma of the same degree. While sustaining a brain injury in sports and athlete in nine times more likely to show signs of three out of the four severity markers that the government of Canada had made for this use. Verse and athlete with no concussions. So, the research shows us that an athlete who experiences multiple concussions are more vulnerable to have subsequent concussions and they suffer more severe. In conclusion, concussions are a severe epidemic in the world especially for professional, amateurs and recreational sports.
You will find that they are inevitable. The more concussions a person receives the more likely they are to sustain more. Sometimes symptoms happen instantly, and other symptoms happen later, up to months after the initial injury. Many people do not understand the importance of getting checked after an injury and giving the brain time to heal. People who ignore it and continue with their activity, could cause much worse problems such as death if they get hit again before fully healing. Seeking treatment and knowing the signs and symptoms could save lives of the people who play these sports and to all the other people who receive brain traumas in multiple different ways.
