HEAD INJURIES AND HELMETS

Better technology for both

ANDREW TREVITT

Over the past couple of years, there has been an increase in media coverage of sports-related head injuries, much of it centered on the NFLand NHL. The NFLis dealing with studies that reveal a definitive link between football and brain injuries, while the NHL is in the midst of a class-action lawsuit filed by former players over head injuries. The heightened scrutiny at the professional level has led to more attention given to head injuries in other sports and at other levels, including college and high school. In a way, all this media attention is good because it prompts more studies and research into the issue, which will in turn hopefully result in more medical advances to better help people who have suffered from a head injury and better protective…

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Sport Rider (Digital) - 1 Issue, October - November 2016

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