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  2. Concussions in sport - Wikipedia

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    Concussion, a type of mild traumatic brain injury that is caused by a direct or indirect hit to the head, body, or face is a common injury associated with sports and can affect people of all ages. A concussion is defined as a "complex pathophysiological process affecting the brain, induced by biomechanical forces". [1]

  3. Concussions in high school sports - Wikipedia

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    Concussions may have consequences that are not immediately apparent. Concussions can affect sleep quality and may cause sleep patterns to become inconsistent. Some nights an individual may sleep for an extended period of time whereas in others sleep time can be short. With acute concussions, sleep occurs for longer durations when compared to ...

  4. Concussions in American football - Wikipedia

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    In fact an athlete that has sustained a concussion has a 35.1% chance of this injury reoccurring. The teams athletic trainers have specific guidelines for when their athletes sustain a concussion, and they must follow these guidelines when diagnosing a concussion, and also releasing a player to play after the initial diagnosis of the concussion.

  5. Concussion - Wikipedia

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    A concussion, also known as a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), is a head injury that temporarily affects brain functioning. [8] Symptoms may include headache, dizziness, difficulty with thinking and concentration, sleep disturbances, mood changes, a brief period of memory loss, brief loss of consciousness; problems with balance; nausea; blurred vision; and mood changes.

  6. Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa sustains 3rd career concussion ...

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    After his first concussion, he displayed what's known as the "fencing response," a natural physiological reaction to sustaining a traumatic brain injury, which happens in over 50% of TBI cases in ...

  7. Health issues in American football - Wikipedia

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    The study found that, as reported by athletic trainers, college football players sustain 6.3 concussions for every 10,000 athletic exposures (meaning an individual practice or game), and the rate for high school football players is 11.2. The high school concussion figure is nearly double that of the next-highest sport, lacrosse. The study ...

  8. Sports injury - Wikipedia

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    NCAA athlete injury rates are higher in men's ice hockey, basketball, and lacrosse. [45] NCAA athlete injury rates were significantly higher in women's cross country than men's cross country. [46] The NCAA injury rates are roughly the same for soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, and both indoor and outdoor track and field, regardless of gender ...

  9. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy in sports - Wikipedia

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    Most documented cases of chronic traumatic encephalopathy have occurred in many athletes involved in contact sports such as boxing, American football, professional wrestling, ice hockey, mixed martial arts, rugby and soccer. [1] [2] Other risk factors include being in the military, prior domestic violence, and repeated banging of the head. [1]