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    risk-factors that come with playing any sport. According to Luke Gessel, there were approximately 300,000 brain injuries that were related to sports activities (Gessel, 2007). When an athlete experiences multiple concussions, it can cause the end of one’s career as well as lead to other long-term issues. Sports are a major component of any college. Collegiate sports draw in future recruits, sponsorships, and numerous other aspects that bring money to the table. These sports activities can vary from college

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    Every athlete that plays in a sport risks personal injury. Whether it is a physical or mental injury, the risks are dangerous to every athlete. There are countless numbers of injuries one can endure especially when playing in contact sports, one of which is soccer. One of the most common injuries in soccer is concussions. Each year, millions of soccer players will suffer from a concussion that can lead to severe mental and physical effects, but there are ways to reduce the severity, rules and equipment

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    Brain Injuries In Sports

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    Have you ever played a sport and thought that you were going to get hit badly? Have you ever seen anyone get hurt badly, even if it's on tv? In this writing it can help you understand the worst injuries in the sports like soccer, football, etc. can cause.You can get hurt real bad and then you might not play for months because of you use your head or get tackled when you get up you can see stars and have problems walking. You can also have a hard time remembering things., You get brain diseases

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    Some sports injuries, are worse than others Are athletes protected enough in sports? Even though in some sports, athletes wear pads for protection. Some sports require more pads than others do. Not all athletes feel safe in their own sport. Some athletes are more prone to injury in other sports. The injuries players face in football are awful. It’s a high risk sport. Players of the sport retire so early from the NFL because of the massive hits. It really takes a toll to their body. Some players

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    take to an exercise stress are, the tissues may adapt to the stress and no damage occurs, the tissues may become injured, or the tissues will die. In athletics, athletes often stress their bodies to the point of tissue injury and tissue death. The body’s primary reaction to an injury is tissue destruction. The degree of tissue destruction will greatly depend on the injurious force. Secondary damage may occur from cell death. Cell death occurs because of the hypoxia associated with the injured area

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    BTEC National Sports injuries Unit 18 Assignment 2 Physiological & Psychological responses to injury (p3/P4/M2/D1) Scenario: You have impressed during your work placement at Thornensians rugby club and have been asked to stay for an additional week. The club physiotherapist has suggested that you look to improve your knowledge surrounding the rehabilitation of players returning from injury, paying particular attention to their physiological and psychological responses. Checklist

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    One of the most common sports related injuries are ACL tears. The leg that you once relied on is no longer stable. This injury requires major surgery, which is then followed up to a year off of sports, all the time hoping that once through it all you will be able to return to sports. The athlete not only has to recover physically from such a tough surgery but mentally from an injury as serious as an A.C.L. injury. Ligaments are tough, non-stretchable fibers that hold bones together. The anterior

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    Psychology impact of sport injuries is a topic no one hears much about until an athlete is injured and goes through it himself/herself. High school athletes as well as professional ones both are exposed to injuries at any time, the impact of this injury might be the same. Getting injured is devastating for most athletes, what they don’t hear much is how bad it can get to them mentally. Depending on the injury, some athletes are able to return to the sport, others are not so lucky. When they are affected

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    psychological responses common to sports injuries Response to injury A psychological response to common sports injuries is anxiety. This can be felt during a match if the player thinks that they might get hurt and can cause injury. When returning form a sports injury the player may have anxiety of the injury reoccurring, or be worried about not being as good at the sport as they were before or less fit. Depression is a psychological response to common sports injuries because some players can get very

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    In many sports their are often lots of injuries and that goes no different for sports like football, soccer, or baseball. In some of those sports head injuries are often reported, and these injuries usually involve some sort of brain trauma or a concussion. Article 2 says that a concussion is a head trauma induced alteration in mental statues that may or may not result in loss of concussioness. An athlete with a recent concussion injury should be given a few weeks to rest before going back into the

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