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DEFINITIONDEFINITION
A concussion (ACCORDING TO WEBMD) is a type of traumatic brain injury that is caused by a blow to the head or body, a fall, or another injury that jars or shakes the brain inside the skull. Although there may be cuts or bruises on the head or face, there may be no other visible signs of a brain injury.
PERSONAL EXPERIENCEPERSONAL EXPERIENCE
Symptoms Symptoms
MEMORY LOSSMEMORY LOSS
NOT THINKING CLEARLYNOT THINKING CLEARLY
FEELING SLOWED DOWNFEELING SLOWED DOWN
NOT BEING ABLE TO CONCENTRATE NOT BEING ABLE TO CONCENTRATE
NOT BEING ABLE TO PROCESS NEW INFORMATIONNOT BEING ABLE TO PROCESS NEW INFORMATION
PHYSICAL PHYSICAL
HEADACHEHEADACHE
BLURRY VISIONBLURRY VISION
VOMITINGVOMITING
SENCETIVITY TO LIGHT AND NOISE SENCETIVITY TO LIGHT AND NOISE
LACK OF ENERGYLACK OF ENERGY
BALANCE PROBLEMSBALANCE PROBLEMS
EMOTIONAL PROBLEMSEMOTIONAL PROBLEMS
EASILY UPSET OR ANGEREDEASILY UPSET OR ANGERED
DEPRESSEDDEPRESSED
NERVOUS NERVOUS
ANXEITY ANXEITY
SURVEYSURVEY
CONSEQUENCES CONSEQUENCES
20% OF RETIRED NFL PLAYERS WHO HAVE HAD 20% OF RETIRED NFL PLAYERS WHO HAVE HAD CONCUSSIONS, HAVE SUFFERED WITH CONCUSSIONS, HAVE SUFFERED WITH DEPRESSION. THAT IS THREE TIMES THE RATE OF DEPRESSION. THAT IS THREE TIMES THE RATE OF PLAYERS WHO HAVE NOT SUFFERED A PLAYERS WHO HAVE NOT SUFFERED A CONCUSSION. CONCUSSION.
SPORTS SCIENCE!!SPORTS SCIENCE!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFkWTGKNLT8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFkWTGKNLT8
CONTROVERSIAL CONTROVERSIAL STATEMENTSTATEMENT
CARSON PALMER, AN EXPERICED QUARTERBACK IN CARSON PALMER, AN EXPERICED QUARTERBACK IN THE NFL STARTED QUITE A STIR WHEN HE STATED IN THE NFL STARTED QUITE A STIR WHEN HE STATED IN SPORTS ILLUSTRATED THAT, “SOMEBODY IS GOING SPORTS ILLUSTRATED THAT, “SOMEBODY IS GOING
TO DIE PLAYING FOOTBALL”TO DIE PLAYING FOOTBALL”
RESOURCESRESOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES 10/21/2010 ISSUE –Toni MonkivicNEW YORK TIMES 10/21/2010 ISSUE –Toni Monkivic
WEBMDWEBMD
SKEPTICHEALTH.COMSKEPTICHEALTH.COM
ESPN SPORT SCIENCE LABESPN SPORT SCIENCE LAB
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