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Old Thu Feb 05, 2015, 01:06pm
BryanV21 BryanV21 is offline
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Originally Posted by so cal lurker View Post
I'm still waiting to see any research that says those things actually reduce concussions . . . last time I saw research (which I think was from soccer), there was no evidence that they did anything to reduce concussions. (Which makes sense if you are paying attention to what a concussion really is [movement of the brain within the skull] rather than trying to make a buck off mommy's fears for little Johnny. That pad is going to do very little to change the rate of acceleration/decleration of the skull, which is what causes the brain to slosh inside.)
Until my state or association tells me differently, I'm not acting like a doctor or medical professional.
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