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As most of you know, I play football for my school at an Intermediate level (a private school level below JV). I play Safety. Lately I've been getting terrible head-splitting headaches and migraines. It also coincides with my head getting a lot of punishment (falling hard and my head whiplashing back into the ground gave me the WORSE migraine I've ever had). On Saturday, I tried to tackle a big fullback and I missed. I don't know exactly what happened, but I remember running towards him and then being on the ground (and getting back up) when the whole opponent sideline erupted in cheers yelling, "OOOH! HITSTICK!" I don't remember the hit, but I also remember my head hurting like crazy after. Today I couldn't practice because of a terrible migraine again, which I'm bummed about because the DBs looked like they did some awesome tackling drills.
So does anyone have tips on how to prevent or lessen my headaches and migraines? I seem to get railed a lot.
Also, I don't take painkillers anymore because my body started getting used to them and I had to take more than recommended to get the full effect. I also started getting terrible side effects (heavy coughs, nausea, vomiting).
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The first big hit that happened to me was on a block when I was chasing a huge fullback (who was surprisingly fast). The guy came from the left side and I didn't see him at all. I got BLASTED (both sidelines and crowd OOH'ed). But I remember that hit and I remember falling, seeing the guy flash back, and getting back up. My neck and lower spine was sore after and I got it checked out by the trainers who said I probably hyperextended it and it was fine 2 days after. On game film I literally disappeared off the screen. It looked like one of those crazy YouTube big hits videos.
The second big hit (and probably the most serious) happened early last week during practice. We were doing hitting drills and one guy steps on my feet and wrapped up my arms so I couldn't break my fall or move, and he kept driving his feet (like a good form tackle). I fell back hard and my head (the back of it) slammed into the ground and bounced up a little too I think. I remember the hit, I think I closed my eyes when falling but I'm not too sure. That night I had the WORSE migraine ever.
Then on Saturday I got hit again. It was a screen pass and I was playing safety on that side, and the guy was running along the opponent sideline. Surprisingly there was a big hole and no one close besides me. I remember running up to him, but that's pretty much it. I also remember getting back up while the whole opponent sideline erupted into cheers yelling, "OOOH!!! HIT STICK!!!" I don't remember the impact, the crunch, or anything else. I saw it on film today and it looked like I got run over, crumpled a little, and then I rolled over onto my knees and got back up. I don't remember any of that besides getting back up to the jeers.
So does anyone have tips on how to prevent or lessen my headaches and migraines? I seem to get railed a lot.
Also, I don't take painkillers anymore because my body started getting used to them and I had to take more than recommended to get the full effect. I also started getting terrible side effects (heavy coughs, nausea, vomiting).
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The first big hit that happened to me was on a block when I was chasing a huge fullback (who was surprisingly fast). The guy came from the left side and I didn't see him at all. I got BLASTED (both sidelines and crowd OOH'ed). But I remember that hit and I remember falling, seeing the guy flash back, and getting back up. My neck and lower spine was sore after and I got it checked out by the trainers who said I probably hyperextended it and it was fine 2 days after. On game film I literally disappeared off the screen. It looked like one of those crazy YouTube big hits videos.
The second big hit (and probably the most serious) happened early last week during practice. We were doing hitting drills and one guy steps on my feet and wrapped up my arms so I couldn't break my fall or move, and he kept driving his feet (like a good form tackle). I fell back hard and my head (the back of it) slammed into the ground and bounced up a little too I think. I remember the hit, I think I closed my eyes when falling but I'm not too sure. That night I had the WORSE migraine ever.
Then on Saturday I got hit again. It was a screen pass and I was playing safety on that side, and the guy was running along the opponent sideline. Surprisingly there was a big hole and no one close besides me. I remember running up to him, but that's pretty much it. I also remember getting back up while the whole opponent sideline erupted into cheers yelling, "OOOH!!! HIT STICK!!!" I don't remember the impact, the crunch, or anything else. I saw it on film today and it looked like I got run over, crumpled a little, and then I rolled over onto my knees and got back up. I don't remember any of that besides getting back up to the jeers.
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