Football is a renowned game that is played all over the world. As spectators, we always support our favourite team, but we are not aware of the many facts that this beautiful game holds. Football is not an easy sport or a contact sport. It’s a game where the bodies collide with each other. This game doesn’t seem that much dangerous, but it is very dangerous as it can cause damages that are extraordinary to players, especially in the region of brains and bodies.
The football community along with the medical community have finally adhered to it and understood it. Football fans have also learned about the other aspects related to this game, which fall for the players’ health.
Concussions are a degenerative condition in the brain which is caused by hits to the head. The first person diagnosed with this was found in the early 2000s. Most football players have been diagnosed with this disease, which has come out in the post-mortem results. The results and new research have found that youth football players can also be at risk factor.
People enjoy the super bowl and watch football matches all over the world. Through research and pieces of evidence, it has been found that there are various risks of brain injuries associated with this sport that throws a shadow of dim light on the future of this game.
Impacts of Concussions on football players:
- Concussions happen to players who are associated professionally with the football game.
- The human brain is one of the most delicate organs and also a powerful organ in the human body. Therefore, one should take good care of their head.
- When one gets hit in the head hard, there can be a twist in the skull and the brain can also bounce. The rapid movement inside the brain can lead to injuries that are traumatic for the brain, this is called concussions.
- Neurons in the brain get stretched and damaged by impact. The chemistry in the brain gets out of whack.
- Symptoms of concussions- Players become disoriented, lose consciousness, have a hallucination of stars, confused thoughts for weeks and months, have headaches, and have sensitivity to light and sound.
- Football players might feel shuddered every week and get a smashed feeling during the football season.
- A range of symptoms can also happen from violent behaviour to forgetfulness.
- Pressure in the head can also lead to nausea and vomiting.
If a football player feels these symptoms, they should get medical help as soon as possible to overcome this condition. This can be treated by a medical practitioner and is diagnosable.
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