Potential of Soft-Shelled Rugby Headgear to Lower Regional Brain Strain Metrics During Standard Drop Tests

• Asıl Yazarlar: Danyon Stitt (Yazar), Natalia Kabaliuk (Yazar), Keith Alexander (Yazar), Nick Draper (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: SpringerOpen, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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Abstract Background The growing concern for player safety in rugby has led to an increased focus on head impacts. Previous laboratory studies have shown that rugby headgear significantly reduces peak linear and rotational accelerations compared to no headgear. However, these metrics may have limited...