Sports Related Concussions Essay

Brain injuries, especially concussions are becoming more related, not only in professional sports but youth as well. Concussions are a popular injury in more than just football, sports like hockey, baseball, and soccer are becoming more prone to concussions as well. In the article, Sports-Related concussions and traumatic brain injuries: Research roundup, the article talks about how frequent concussions and the lasting effects they are having. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. emergency departments annually treat an average of 173,285 sports, and recreation-related traumatic brain injuries among children and adolescents, but in 2009 alone there were 248,418 cases (CITE). Over the last decade there has been a 60% increase in emergency visits pertaining to traumatic brain injuries (CITE). The article talks about the long lasting effects that these brain injuries have on athletes. One of them were Junior Seau, a Hall Of Fame linebacker committed suicide, who had been suffering from a …show more content…
The article brought up statistics I had never known before, as well as what some colleges are trying to do to prevent these brain injuries. From a personal experience, I have had a concussion. In high school I was out for more than a month and a half because the symptoms I was having were so bad, and wouldn’t go away. Luckily enough, I have only ever had one in my life, and not multiple like some of the athletes you hear about. In the end, brain injuries are a very serious thing, and has to be taken care of with more authority. More safety has to put into place for athletes, also athletes have to be taught the game correctly so they don’t injure one another on the playing field. Concussions don’t have to be so recurring in sports, if coaches and athletes take the right precaution and procedure, they can be decreased greatly. In the long run, that could save my lives at the end of the