According to a recent report released by the NFL this spring, concussions rose by 18% during the 2022 NFL regular season, despite updates to its policy and a mandate that requires 30 medical professionals on the field at every game. The cause is due to a number of factors, including protective gear that fails to protect players at every point of high impact.
After a series of tests released in a report in the Journal of Biomedical Engineering, researchers at the University of Cincinnatifound that football helmet manufacturers design helmets that absorb 80-90% of impact in the front of the head, while absorbing less than 50% in the back of the head.
On Cincinnati Edition, we discuss a newly designed helmet that will appear in Paycor stadium this upcoming season and how it can help reduce the number of concussions.
Guests:
- Professor Eric Nauman, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati biomedical engineering
- Richard Skinner, digital sports reporter, host of The Skinny podcast, Local 12
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