Sentences with phrase «more head injuries»

But, the same can be said for soccer, which has, I believe, more head injuries than football, obviously because of the use of helmets.
As participation in sports continues to grow (1.5 million youngsters now play on football teams in the U.S.), more head injuries are inevitable, making pediatric concussions an emerging public health crisis.
«We see more head injuries [in the pediatric emergency department] due to ice hockey and football than any other sport by far.»
As new treatments mean more head injury patients will able to fully recover and return to their everyday lives.

Not exact matches

Someday, racing historians will look back and see Dale's concussion — and, more importantly, that he chose to deal with it publicly — as a turning point in the way the sport treats head injuries.
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick spoke with the media on Friday and he didn't exactly shed more light on Tom Brady's hand injury.
Hopefully it will be used as a research tool in ongoing efforts to learn more about and prevent serious head injuries in sports.
The number of head injuries actually increased, possibly because helmet wearing bikers started riding in a more risky manner due to a false perception of safety.2
Explaining the family's injuries, VOMC said: «The youngest of the three sustained injuries to his left leg, neck, and chest; while his elder brother, who was hit with a blunt object, sustained more serious injuries to his head, chest and back.
And same old same old: lack of finishing, discipline, mental toughness, not living up to expectation & dodgy defending, injuries that once again has derailed to a degree the balance of the team... If Wenger doesn't go some of those things will have to change... Some players are for sure heading out this summer a prime chance to make some smart moves & promote players for more playing time (like Iwobi).
The Broncos mustered just 15 rushing yards, and the return of starting quarterback Brett Rypien from a head injury he suffered in a heartbreaking loss to Washington State did not lend the offense much more consistency through the air.
What's more, they escaped without any major injuries heading into a crucial road trip to Columbus to take on Ohio State.
Arsenal have been plagued by injury problems a lot more than our Premier League rivals in recent years and there is a strong argument that our bad luck on this front has cost the Gunners at least one title win, so we are always concerned about one or more of our stars picking up a knock, especially when they head off on international duty.
«I would have been haunted in my head by last year's injury that was much more serious than expected at the start.
Football its a sport with sports you have injuries add to that its contact sport so the probability of getting injured is sure Ok I can understand luck and ball wobble has got something to do with it but as a soccer player you know you could get injured just like that two or more players are going for the ball you could be sandwiched you could instantly hit the same ball one gets injured both get injured what ever but injury is part of the game some go away pretty easy some do nt and can get aggravated because not all can wait in a in a heavy box for too long and if you do well you become weak so it will take some effort to get back to full strength praying that you do nt get a strain or muscular problem players mangers coaches and physician know that i know that because not long ago i had bad thigh injury all was fine with it then i got a knock just below my knee 3 weeks ago and there is still slight pain in it but will try and play on Thursday thats part of the game The manager has to account for it in his head i got 11 players 6 might go down my contingency if it were to happen is and you still got a fully balanced team well thats the essence and Arsenal all fall because that contingency plan always falls short
But despite the playmaker's lack of contact with the rest of the Arsenal first - team squad, head coach Arsene Wenger is still ready to drop Ozil in at the deep end in the north - east this afternoon, especially given the fact that the Frenchman saw yet more of his players suffer injuries during the recent international break.
The mirror have an article on how Arsenal improved their injury record by more than 25 % already and are about to get even better and head off our rivals once more (similar to how we were streets ahead from 98 to early 2ooos)
The good news for Arsenal from the first international break of the season is that no more of our players will be heading back to north London with any new injury problems.
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Head coach Mike D'Antoni will have to get a bit more creative with his lineups this postseason with both Mbah a Moute and Ryan Anderson dealing with injuries.
@DarkPope — the paragraph suggests that lemar to arsenal becomes more likely following injury to mbappe; i disagree, the lemar transfer nothing to do with injury to mbappe its to do with having his head turned, regardless, by arsenal's offer (s).
• Go ahead and read Chris Johnson's Intro to James Blackman course syllabus if you want more proof, but Florida State's season is not necessarily heading into the tank just because quarterback Deondre Francois is out for the year with a knee injury.
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With Michael Carrick and Andros Townsend also pulling out, there is more pressure on the Arsenal lads to fill the gaps and that is good news for them, but with Arsenal's injury record it does make me worried that at least one of our stars could be heading for the treatment room...
Some experts have predicted the decline of America's most popular sport as people learn more about the dangers of head injuries.
It is like a mantra in his head, «it's all about wanting more» is a regular phrase, and it is an opportune moment to discuss the journey he has made from bit - part player, from someone who was even offered up as a makeweight in a failed bid to sign Clint Dempsey from Fulham in 2012, to being shunted around the team, then hampered by a chronic heel injury, fretting about his future, to now being a captain, a leader, a key player for Klopp.
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Nonetheless, they were outsiders heading into the final against Egypt, and even more so when Mohamed Elneny put the Pharaohs ahead after 22 minutes and centre - back Adolphe Teikeu was replaced with injury after half an hour.
Mississippi State quarterback Tyler Russell, who sustained a head injury and was removed from the Bulldogs»... more
Getting a few players back from injury and Connor (Wickham) scoring a few goals should give us more confidence heading into the last 10 games.
While it may appear to be more likely that the married and / or living together couples among us may have a loved one nearby at the moment when life can change — whether because of something like stroke, heart - attack, head injury or death — there's no guarantee that he or she will be there.
The bad news is that concussion education of athletes and parents was much less extensive, with about a third of athletes and more than half of parents not receiving any concussion education beyond signing a concussion and head injury information sheet.
But, as a former college lacrosse and high school field hockey player, I have reservations about whether requiring female lacrosse and field hockey players to wear helmets will make the sports safer, or, as a result of the phenomenon called risk compensation, actually result in more, rather than fewer, head injuries.
Third, acknowledging that some of the blame for the biased and one - sided media reporting on head injuries rests with some members of the scientific community who issue one - sided press releases and feed cherry - picked results about their findings to selected members of the media, the authors look to a day when the «harsh division and polarization» in the research community (an almost inevitable byproduct, unfortunately, of the intense competition for grant money in Concussion, Inc.), gives way to greater collaboration among researchers and a more «cordial discourse» between scientists via letters and responses to journal editors and back - and - forth debates at large academic conferences.
It does not measure other critical brain functions that can be adversely affected by head trauma, such as balance and vision, which is why expert groups [1] recommend a «multifaceted approach to concussion management that emphasizes the use of objective assessment tools aimed at capturing the spectrum of clinical signs and symptoms, cognitive dysfunction, and physical deficits... that are more sensitive to the injury than using any one component alone.»
All public schools and private schools enrolling more than 60 % of students at public expense are required to adopt a policy on the management of head injuries that is consistent with the policy of the Commissioner.
As a former college lacrosse and high school field hockey player, and a member of ASTM International's subcommittee on standards for headgear and helmets, which is working with US Lacrosse on developing a new standard for headgear in women's lacrosse, I have reservations about whether requiring female lacrosse players to wear helmets will make the sports safer, or, as a result of the phenomenon called risk compensation (also called the «gladiator effect»), will actually result in more, rather than fewer, head injuries.
As anyone who has been following the subject of sports - related head injuries knows, the concern about RHI has continue to grow exponentially over the past four years, as researchers have used ever more sensitive and sophisticated imaging techniques such as diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and fMRI to identify short -, medium, and long - term effects on the brain of RHI.
More parents are becoming educated about the risks head injuries - whether of the diagnosed concussion variety or the result of repetitive impacts - and the steps that can and are being taken to minimize those risks.
But, as a former college lacrosse and high school field hockey player, I have reservations about whether requiring female lacrosse and field hockey players to wear helmets will make the sports safer, or, as a result of risk compensation, actually result in more, rather than fewer, head injuries.
However, if the baby falls from three feet or more, there could be serious problems, including head injuries.
Although a concussion is relatively minor compared to a more serious head injury, the long term consequences are not always minor, especially in the...
Some head injuries are more serious than others and it's important you know the signs and can act fast in case of an emergency.
Team physicians, athletic trainers, and other personnel responsible for the medical care of athletes face no more challenging problem than the recognition, evaluation and management of concussions (generally defined as injury to the brain caused by a sudden acceleration or deceleration of the head that results in any immediate, but temporary, alteration in brain functions, such as loss of consciousness, blurred vision, dizziness, amnesia or loss of memory).
Deteriorating mental status after head trauma may indicate a more serious, potentially life - threatening brain injury requiring immediate hospitalization.
Finding a way to reconcile two competing demands - minimizing contact in practice in order to reduce the number of concussions sustained and the number of hits players sustain over the course of a week and a season that emerging science, now more than ever, suggests may have a deleterious cumulative effect [26] on a player's cognitive function over the long term, while at the same time maximizing the amount of time in practice learning how to tackle and block without head - to - head contact - time that is needed to maximize the protective effect of proper tackling on the number of head - to - head hits players sustain in game action, which can not only result in concussion, but catastrophic neck and spine injuries - is challenging, but clearly not impossible.
Although less common, there are risks of more serious injuries, such as head or neck injuries.
It looks like the NFL is taking some extraordinary action this week by addressing more issues with safety and specifically, head injuries.
If your baby has a more serious head injury, keep him awake and seek medical help.
This is one one reason why head injuries in children are far more severe than in adults.
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