Head Injuries in Rodeo

Rodeo is a dangerous sport that can cause many serious injuries due to the physical toll it takes on one's body. Head injuries are very common in rodeo because not only can you be stepped on or kicked, you can also be pulled down on a bulls head, land wrong on the ground, thrown into the fence or chutes and during the ride your head is constantly being whipped around causing sever head and neck injuries.
The term Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is defined as any injury to the brain that was caused by an external physical force that results in partial or total functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both. TBI applies to open and closed head injuries causing impairments in one or more areas, areas such as cognition, language, memory, attention, reasoning, abstract thinking, judgment, problem solving, sensory, perceptual, motor skills, psychosocial behavior, physical functions, information processing, and speech. …