Finite element evaluation of an American football helmet featuring liquid shock absorbers for protecting against concussive and subconcussive head impacts
Introduction: Concern has grown over the potential long-term effects of repeated head
impacts and concussions in American football. Recent advances in impact engineering have …
impacts and concussions in American football. Recent advances in impact engineering have …
A Narrative Review of Contact Sports Participation in Children and Young Athletes With a Solitary (Functioning) Kidney
K Coghlan, J McDermott, M Molloy… - … American Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Evidence is sparse regarding the incidence or prevalence of renal or
genitourinary injuries arising from contact sports. There are currently no World Health …
genitourinary injuries arising from contact sports. There are currently no World Health …
Cavitation in blunt impact traumatic brain injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) poses a major public health challenge. No proven therapies for
the condition exist so protective equipment that prevents or mitigates these injuries plays a …
the condition exist so protective equipment that prevents or mitigates these injuries plays a …
Concussion prone scenarios: a multi-dimensional exploration in impact directions, brain morphology, and network architectures using computational models
While individual susceptibility to traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been speculated, past work
does not provide an analysis considering how physical features of an individual's brain (eg …
does not provide an analysis considering how physical features of an individual's brain (eg …
Biomechanical response of head surrogate with and without the helmet
Measurements of brain deformations under injurious loading scenarios are actively sought.
In this work, we report experimentally measured head kinematics and corresponding …
In this work, we report experimentally measured head kinematics and corresponding …
Helmet technology, head impact exposure, and cortical thinning following a season of high school football
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of wearing older, lower-ranked football
helmets (LRank) to wearing newer, higher-ranked football helmets (HRank) on pre-to post …
helmets (LRank) to wearing newer, higher-ranked football helmets (HRank) on pre-to post …
Design considerations for the attenuation of translational and rotational accelerations in American football helmets
KG McIver, P Lee, S Bucherl… - Journal of …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Participants in American football experience repetitive head impacts that induce negative
changes in neurocognitive function over the course of a single season. This study aimed to …
changes in neurocognitive function over the course of a single season. This study aimed to …
Visuo‐vestibular and cognitive connections of the vestibular neuromatrix are conserved across age and injury populations
Abstract Background and Purpose Given the prevalence of vestibular dysfunction in
pediatric concussion, there is a need to better understand pathophysiological disruptions …
pediatric concussion, there is a need to better understand pathophysiological disruptions …
D-HAT: a Diatom-inspired structure for a Helmet concept Against Trauma
L Musenich, L Strozzi, M Avalle, F Libonati - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2025 - arxiv.org
The primary objective of helmet design continues to be the prevention of traumatic brain
injuries. Yet, achieving an optimal user experience, including aspects such as fit, thermal …
injuries. Yet, achieving an optimal user experience, including aspects such as fit, thermal …
Associations between brain metabolites measured with MR spectroscopy and head impacts in high school American football athletes
Background While changes in brain metabolites after injury have been reported,
relationships between metabolite changes and head impacts are less characterized …
relationships between metabolite changes and head impacts are less characterized …