The Cleveland Clinic's neurological institute and spine research laboratory partnered with helmet-maker Rawlings for independent research of concussions and sports-related head and neck injuries, according to an Associated Press report.
Researchers will use equipment manufactured and donated by Rawlings to examine protective accessories for baseball and football athletes, assessing the equipment's ability to minimize impact. The team will also research assessment techniques for the amount of injury to the brain initially and over time.
The research team hopes to learn the best methods for designing better sporting equipment.
Read the Associated Press report on research for sporting equipment to minimize concussions.
Read more about sports-related concussions:
- ImPACT Assessment Evaluates Cognitive, Physical Concussion Symptoms
- ER Visits for Young Athletes With Concussions Increase
- Washington Physicians, High Schools Collaborate to Assess Athlete's Concussion Severity
Researchers will use equipment manufactured and donated by Rawlings to examine protective accessories for baseball and football athletes, assessing the equipment's ability to minimize impact. The team will also research assessment techniques for the amount of injury to the brain initially and over time.
The research team hopes to learn the best methods for designing better sporting equipment.
Read the Associated Press report on research for sporting equipment to minimize concussions.
Read more about sports-related concussions:
- ImPACT Assessment Evaluates Cognitive, Physical Concussion Symptoms
- ER Visits for Young Athletes With Concussions Increase
- Washington Physicians, High Schools Collaborate to Assess Athlete's Concussion Severity