Head and neck

Forty-seven percent of sport’s concussions occur in contact high school football (Sports Concussion). A concussion, otherwise known as a traumatic brain injury, occurs when there is a forceful impact to the head causing the brain to rattle around inside of the skull. Repetitive concussions, over the course of a sports career, can result in permanent brain damage and in some cases even death. Not all concussions are severe, but even a mild concussion, where symptoms include dizziness and nausea,…

Do you play any of these sports soccer, football, boxing? Even if you don’t you probably know someone who does. Did you know soccer players head a soccer ball at about 70 MPH, boxers receive punches to the head at about 20 MPH, and professional football players receive about 900-1,500 blows to the head during a season. Concussions have been a major issue in sports, and now since several people play them, more people are affected by them. Which has an effect on them in the long run. Sports are…

life. Brain damage caused by multiple blows to the head has never received the appropriate attention that it deserves. A recent study by researchers at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ brain repository in Bedford, Massachusetts showed that of the brain tissue from 128 former football players examined, 101 (78.9%) of them tested positive for CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) (Goff). CTE is a degenerative brain disease the results from head trauma, and contains symptoms such as: memory…

Head injury constitutes a major cause of death in our country particularly in young and active persons. 1 person dies of head injury in every minute in India. Prevention, early and proper treatment will make a significant effect in reducing the morbidity and mortality due to head injury. DEFINITION: Injuries causing functional and/ or structural damage to the brain constitutes head injury and not just any injury causing damage to head and scalp region. Head injury can alter the functional status…

They would recognize who needed more help and attention (Porter, Wu, & Partridge, 2010). Accordingly, both practices were effective regarding this aspect of coaching. The head coach did not ask the athletes to give feedbacks about why they thought they needed to work on and improve in any of the two practices. In addition, the head coach did not ask the athletes whether they had a question or not at the end of the practice sessions; however, some research shows giving opportunities to athletes…

Sports Safety More than 3.5 million children ages 14 and younger get hurt annually playing sports or participating in recreational activities. Injuries that occur in sports are no joke and can lead to serious injury or even death. Sports such as snowboarding, MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighting, boxing, and tackle football are among the most dangerous (Clemmitt). The number of injuries have increased over the last few years because those athletes do not have the proper equipment for the sport.…

Football has been America’s favorite sport for years with one of the biggest fan bases. Although many people love the sport, do they really understand how dangerous this sport can be? Just like any other sport you can get hurt just like getting a broken leg, arm, and other body parts as well. A sport such as football is one of the most physical sports played this day and with a sport so physical concussions in football became more of a question for safety. Starting in 2009 more and more players…

President of the United States(POTUS) - Chief of State, Chief Executive, Chief Diplomat, Commander-In-Chief, Chief Legislator, Chief of Party, Chief Guardian of the Economy. It seems the person who holds this position is the most powerful person in the world. But, as the pioneers of modern democracy, has the United States’ stripped the position of it’s power in it’s attempt to realize a perfect system of checks and balances? Or has the spike in executive duties given the President far too broad…

Lee Bolman and Terrence Deal discuss four frames through which organizations can be viewed: structural, human resources, political, and symbolic. Each of these frames have very different characteristics, but can be present at the same time within an organization. The structural frame focuses on how an organization is structured, including the various rules and procedures organization members must follow in their daily operations. The human resources frame focuses on the interrelationships…

Head Injury A brain injury affects more than one person’s life. We must all value our brain as we don’t get a second one. All of us have fallen down, got hurt, and injured ourselves several times. Brain has several protective layers including the hair, skin, skull, meninges and cerebrospinal fluid. In spite of these layers of protection we still have injuries that hurt us due the pain and disable us to function normally. What is head injury? A brain injury is one of the serious kind injury…