2012 Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University Adult Football Helmet Ratings
Virginia Tech and Wake Forest partnered together under an NIH grant to study various adult football helmets to determine which model might reduce the risk of concussion. The study examined the effect of multiple linear hits to the head while using one of the 15 helmets studied. Star ratings were given to those helemets that were deemed most protective in minimizing the risk of concussion from a linear hit. It is important to know that researchers believe most concussions occur due to rotational injuries, which this study did not examine. Therefore the findings whlie relevant, must be taken with caution, knowing that the helmets do not minimize the risk for the most likely common cause of concussion which is rotational injury.
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The first comprehensive medical center in lower Fairfield County dedicated to the assessment, management and education of concussions.
Our team consists of highly experienced and skilled professionals from a variety of disciplines who are experts in the assessment and management of concussion. We care for adults, adolescents, and children from the first hours after a concussion throughout the entire recovery.
Knowing when it is safe to return to play is crucial in order to avoid serious brain injury. The Concussion Center of Fairfield County was developed to address the comprehensive needs of an individual who has suffered a concussion, in order to facilitate his or her recovery and safe, confident return to play, school or work.
Our goal is to offer athletes, families, physicians, athletic trainers, nurses, schools and coaches, the safest way to recover from a concussion by providing the following services.
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