The Future of Sports Helmet Testing: Uncovering Challenges and Objectives
Wearing helmets has become an essential part of protective gear for athletes engaged in high-impact sports like football, hockey, and even professional cycling. While modern models have advanced significantly over the past few decades to create units that are more comfortable and easier to wear, the protective equipment industry still faces challenges when it comes […]
Safeguarding Athletes: The Importance of Specialized Sports Testing
Whether a professional, amateur or recreational athlete, every sport contains some amount of injury risk. However, sudden impact to the head can lead to a variety of injuries, ranging from contusions and lacerations to concussions, skull fracture and severe traumatic brain injury. Even whiplash, often thought of as a neck injury, can involve concussion-like symptoms […]
What Are Some of the Core Components That Inform Helmet Safety Testing
Head, brain (TBI) and spinal cord injuries (SCI) remain some of the deadliest and most life-altering occurrences in the world of professional sports, as well as personal recreation. Helmets that adhere to current and evolving safety standards play an essential role in mitigating harm and allowing athletes of all levels to pursue their passion as […]
Shaping the Future of Helmet Safety Testing
Helmet safety testing remains a vital concern when it comes to protecting both recreational and professional participants in organized sports, those commuting by bicycle or motorcycle, and individuals engaged in the many different activities that present a risk for head trauma. While the current methods and modelling behind standardized testing present a valuable way to […]
Ensuring Athlete Well-being With Sports Research
As the world of sports medicine and kinesiology continues to gain an increasing understanding of the profound effects blunt force trauma can have on the body, the importance of adequate safety gear and protection measures has become even more apparent. Sports safety research plays a pivotal role in understanding, mitigating, and preventing injuries that can […]
