Not exact matches
You can take helmet - to - helmet
hits out and concussions still will happen because a sudden enough or violent change of direction will still toss the brain
against the inside of the
skull.
It is up to parents to make sure that the helmet their child wears fits properly, maintains that fit over the course of a season, and has been properly reconditioned, and, if the football program does not buy impact sensors for the whole team, to consider buying one on their own, weighing the benefits of knowing the magnitude and frequency of the
hits that their child is taking to the head
against the risk that adding a two - ounce piece of plastic to the inside or outside of their helmet may void the manufacturer's warranty and NOCSAE certification or increase the risk that the protection the helmet's polycarbonate shell provides
against skull fractures will be compromised;
Broglio is studying the use of
HITS as part of his research on concussions, typically caused when a violent blow to the head causes the brain to slide forcefully
against the inner wall of the
skull.
When he
hit his head on the ice, the sudden movement of his brain inside his
skull could have crushed or even cut them
against the bone, preventing signals from his nose from reaching his brain.
Because the brain being encased in that fluid, and when it
hits up
against the inside of the
skull, that's when you sustain damage.
So, during a car collision or a big football
hit, the brain accelerates extremely fast as it smacks
against the
skull, causing waves to propagate throughout brain.
For example, whiplash can cause the head to jerk back and forth with such force as to result in the brain
hitting against the inside of the
skull.