Sunday, November 7, 2010
Education and enforcement: keys to preventing concussions
Pat Bishop, retired professor of kinesiology from the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, comments on the connection between concussions and sports equipment. Although helmet designs have improved, he explains, “The injury is caused by a rotational motion and acceleration of the head and at the present time there is no helmet that will protect against rotation of the head, or of the brain.â€
“Concussion is preventable mainly through proper behaviour on the part of players and proper rule enforcement and supporting officials when they call hits about the head.â€