Putting A Price On The Brain: Concussions And Football
Paul Oliver, Andre Walters, David Duerson, Junior Seau, Ray Easterling, Shane Dorness and Terri Long have three things in common. They are all former NFL player...
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What a Hit! The True Story About Concussions
Concussions are possibly one of the most common injuries for contact sports like football, boxing, hockey, etc. Players get hit in the head all the time and inj...
Getting Knocked Around by Concussions
“Just let them play the game!” I often find myself yelling this at the television every Saturday and Sunday. My weekends often are ritualistic in that I enjoy...
Concussions and Advances in safer Helmets
This past week in class we discussed the neurological complications of concussions. The most common occurrences of concussions occur in sports, specifically foo...
Concussion Repercussions
“You are supposed to be tough. You are supposed to play through pain. You are not supposed to cry. We are taught that early on in the game as kids. Tough sport....
"Delayed Concussions"
I was a football student manager from 6th grade until I graduated high school so I saw my fair share of concussions but what I had never seen was a delayed conc...