Project Title: Reduction of Risk of Concussions in Athletes
BASIS Advisor: Rob Biemsderfer
Internship Location: Odessa Medical Center
Onsite Mentor: Dr. Bhari
Do helmets prevent the risk for concussions in athletes? Are there any other methods or alternatives in order to prevent concussions? Concussions have been a major problem that has been a recurring theme for the past decade for athletes. When a player suffers a head injury on the field; they have to follow a concussion protocol. All sports leagues should be doing everything in their power to limit the number of concussions that happen in players. The reality of the truth is that they are not. When players keep getting hit on their head consistently will leave lasting impacts on players even after they retire. They are more prone to Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s. I am assisting Dr. Bhari on examining the effect of concussions in players and trying to limit the amount of head injury that occurs after a hit. My work will mainly be through literature review. I will first gain a deep understanding of concussions. I will then narrow my research down to three sports and my research will be conducted mainly through online studies and resources. I think the best way to reduce concussions among players is to completely rediscover how tackling is taught to defensive players. This project is significant because this research is done in an effort to make sports safer.
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Week 10: The End of an Era
Wow! Wow! Wow! It is already the final week of the senior project. What a ride it has been! My internship ended on Friday, so I didn’t have much to do this week. I spent much of this week working on my research paper and my final presentation. I also took some time to reflect […]
Weeks 8 and 9: The End is Near
Welcome back to my blog everyone! The past two weeks have been extremely busy for me with the senior project and APs. But, through it all, I have managed to make progress on my project. I made it clear in my last blog post that we should incorporate new tackling techniques to minimize the usage […]
Week 7: A New Chapter
Welcome to week 7 of my senior project! I can’t believe that it has been almost two months since the start of the senior project! This week I started to shift my focus on the other half of my senior project. I started to research potential solutions to reduce the risk of concussions in the […]
Week 5 and 6: Composition of Helmets
Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. As promised last week, I dove more into detail on the composition of helmets. These past two weeks I have been looking more into which brands of sports helmets deliver the best results. The NFL uses the Riddell SpeedFlex helmets; these helmets are said to contain the most […]
Week 4: The Petty Dispute
Hello everyone! Welcome to week four of my senior project. One of the greatest receivers to play in the NFL is Antonio Brown. He is indisputably one of the most elusive route-running receivers to ever play the game. But, he has had some off-the-field shenanigans, to say the least. Seriously, a four-year-old has a bigger […]
Week 3: An Interesting Observation
Hello everyone! Welcome to week three of my senior project journey. This post will be different than my previous posts. In my previous posts, I spend a lot of time analyzing data and research. This post will be me mostly ranting about the ineffective system the NFL has to protect players from concussions. Like I […]
Week 2: Unraveling the Mysteries of Concussions Part 1
Hello everyone! Welcome to the second week of my senior project journey. What happens inside our brain while undergoing a major hit simultaneously? It is important to focus on the movements of our brain and our skull during a major hit. This key information will also give us more hints on the healing process that […]
Introduction
Hello everyone! My name is Milan Manjunath and welcome to the journey of my senior project. My main focus will be on how different sports leagues can prevent the risk of concussions for their players. I will also be looking into the data of the NFL, FIFA, and NHL to examine the rate of concussions […]