ReviewClinics in sports medicine2011
Helmets and mouth guards: the role of personal equipment in preventing sport-related concussions.
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- The Effectiveness of Regulations and Behavioral Interventions on Head Impacts and Concussions in Youth, High-School, and Collegiate Football: A Systematized Review.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2020Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Mouthguards for the Prevention of Orofacial Injuries and Concussions in Sports: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2019Pooled it
- What are the exercise-based injury prevention recommendations for recreational alpine skiing and snowboarding? A systematic review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2013Pooled it
- Does soccer headgear reduce the incidence of sport-related concussion? A cluster, randomised controlled trial of adolescent athletes.British journal of sports medicine · 2020Trial
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- Long intervals between repetitive concussions reduce risk of cognitive impairment and limit microglial activation, astrogliosis, and tauopathy in adolescent rats.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Neurobiology and Impact of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Athletes: A Focused Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- Contemporary advances in polymer applications for sporting goods: fundamentals, properties, and applications.RSC advances · 2024Review
- Comparison of Kinematics for Head Impacts Initiated by Helmets and Shoulder Pads Among High School American Football Athletes.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2024Article
- The Adult Neurogenesis Theory of Alzheimer's Disease.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2023Article
- Wearable technology may assist in reducing jockeys' injuries if integrated into their safety vests: a qualitative study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
- Socioeconomic status and injury history in adolescent athletes: Lower family affluence is associated with a history of concussion.Journal of clinical and translational research · 2022Article
- Use of a Simulation Model to Investigate the Mechanisms of Sports-related Head Injuries.Neurologia medico-chirurgica · 2022Article
- Incidence of and Mortality From Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in National Football League Athletes.JAMA network open · 2021Observational
- Protective Football Headgear and Peripheral Visuomotor Ability in NCAA Football Athletes: The Role of Facemasks and Visors.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2021Article
- Narrative review of mental illness in cricket with recommendations for mental health support.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2021Review
- The Effects of Headgear in High School Girls' Lacrosse.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2020Article
- Comparison of Laboratory and On-Field Performance of American Football Helmets.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2020Article
- Bibliometric Analysis of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Research from 1999 to 2019.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
Millions of athletes in the United States experience concussions annually. Although helmets and mouth guards have decreased the risk of catastrophic head injuries, their protective effects on concussions are less clear. This article evaluates the current literature on the effect of equipment on concussions. Understanding the role that these equipment play in preventing concussions is complicated by many factors, such as selection bias in nonrandomized studies, variations in playing style, and risk compensation in sports with mandatory protective equipment. Improving coach and player education about proper concussion management, encouraging neck-strengthening exercises, and minimizing high-risk impacts may reduce concussions in sports.
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