Friday, December 12, 2014

NFL and Concussions, can we make the game safer?

In the NFL, the issue of concussions and brain damage has been a widely debated issue. You have the nfl and its doctors vs the neuroscientists of leading medical institutions around the country. In my opinion, there is no question that football does lead to brain diseases, some of which can be severe.  The only way to make the injuries less impactful would be to continue to develops better types of helmets and means of protection. There must also be more extensive and thorough medical tests to help treat the brain injuries that the players receive. I understand why the NFL fought the allegations year after year that CTE and concussions were not related. This is due to the fact that the NFL didn't want to lose money. They feared that parents would lead their children away from playing football. This would potentially hinder the amount of  future NFL players in the game. This would cost the NFL millions in losses over the long run. The NFL is a business and they don't want that to happen! However, I did not think that the NFL handled their situations morally. The NFL caught and tarnished the reputations of many leading neuro physicians to keep the issue quiet. This was ridiculous of them to do and it was wrong.  I think the only way to help treat the concussion and CTE issue in football is to work together to develope safer equipment and to not allow any players who receive any type of head trauma to continue playing for the remainder of the game until they are monitored by doctors and pass a concussion test. The proper coordination between the NFL and the brain physicians is the only way to make progress with this  issue.

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