Attention Getter: Dribbling down the line she went, she makes a cross into the opponent's 18-yard box. Her teammate going for a header, she heads it into the goal SCORE!! She falls instantly and isn’t moving. The coaches call the trainers, the trainers call the ambulance. Slowly she opens her eyes being blinded by the stadium lights, then stands up walking to the sideline, not remembering a thing.
Audience Link: According to Julie Underwood in the Phi Delta Kappan magazine in March 2016, 33% of head injuries occur during practice then in actual matches, 46% of head injuries occur during high school football, also, in soccer, the head injury percentage for young women are 68% higher than younger men.
Preview: First I will explain what a sports concussion is, then I will discuss the different types of sports concussions and their signs and symptoms, and finally I will talk about the potential treatments.
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According to Nicole M. Marcantuino the work she reviewed on Teens Health website in May 2017, Alex was one of the top athletes, he played four sports football, track, basketball, and lacrosse, he’s had two concussions. Both concussions are from football the first one he dove for the ball and missed, landing face first, the second time, he went for a tackle headfirst causing him to blackout for a couple seconds then woke up to bright lights.
According to Care Notes book in 2019, A sports concussion is a head or brain injury that can vary between minor to severe, this is mainly caused by a contact sport.
According to the “Doctors on high alert for concussions this fall sports season” video filmed last accessed on September 3, 2019, trainers are present at practice and at matches to be in sight just in case a player gets hurt. If it turns out that the player gets hurt. If it turns out that the player is injured, they will have to see a specialist and will not return to the field until cleared.*MOVE*
Transition: Now that I have told you what a sports concussion is, I will now explain the signs and symptoms and Sydney’s story.
According to the Very Well Health website September 19, 2019, there are four types of symptoms for concussions: cognitive, physical, emotional, and sleep-related symptoms.
Rod Brouhard article on September 26, 2019 states, cognitive symptoms are: mixing up terms, can’t stay on task, and very forgetful. Physical symptoms are: migraine, trouble seeing, throwing up, and can’t walk straight. Some emotional symptoms are: your emotions are heightened, you are more sensitive. Lastly, sleep-related symptoms: waking up late, or staying up too late.
According to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia website April 23, 2017, Sydney isn’t your average student athlete, she has played competitive soccer since she was 9 years old, she developed a nickname “the beast” because she stopped every offensive player coming her way. During a tournament she got a concussion and was put on bed rest for four weeks. Later, in October, she takes on a head-on impact , the doctor then puts her on complete bed rest with no physical or mental actions. She noticed that her dream was over so she became an assistant coach for the sophomore team next season.
Now that I have told you about some signs and symptoms and Sydney’s story, I will discuss the potential treatments.
According to the Mayo Clinic website March 16, 2019, once the patient is completely recovered and shows no symptoms they can return to their sport, playing with caution of course because once you get a concussion it is possible it could come back from the smallest piece of contact.
The Mayo Clinic cited previously, most doctors force you to miss school and completely dodge doing homework it causes too much thinking, makes you wanna get a concussion huh.
Also, The Mayo Clinic cited previously, although you are on bed rest once you start to get better the doctor will allow a half day of school the back on bed rest, if you overwork your brain you’ll end up like potatoes baked or fried.
According to the International Business Times newspaper, September 22, 2019, women tend to have a higher pain tolerance than men because when it comes to sports concussions men find help get it then are out quicker than women.
Conclusion
First I explained what a sports concussion is, then I discussed the different types of sports concussions and their signs and symptoms, and finally I talked about the potential treatments. I leave you with this quote by Thomas Fuller, “All things are difficult before they are easy”.