In recent history there has been a significant problem with concussions in sports, especially football. Concussions are violent blows to the head that could seriously damage brain activity. This has been an issue a lot recently because there is a large controversy over former collegiate and professional football players filing Class Action Lawsuits against their respective leagues. These Class Action Lawsuits are for benefits for former players due to negligence of players’ health by the governing bodies of their respective leagues. There are very limited solutions to fixing concussions in sports because they happen on all different scales of damage and the only true solution is to stop playing football.
In 2014, the National Football League had several …show more content…
NFL has recently been looking into helmet technology with U.S. military and army. One idea that has been established involves “Pads lining the inside of the helmet are vital to absorbing the shock. They can vary in material, stiffness, and thickness” (Shyr, 2013). Although there is already padding that lines the inside of football helmets they are trying to make advances in padding where it absorbs the entire shock of the hit or blow to completely protect the head. They are comparing football helmets to technology where “…the Army has tens of thousands of sensors placed in the crown of certain soldiers' helmets to measure the forces exerted on their heads” (Shyr, 2013). This could help help a lot because the sensors would be able to give insight to where football players take the most blows to the head and there could be extra padding there. Another solution they are beginning to test is “a simple collar worn by athletes that compresses vessels in the neck to increase cranial blood volume, thereby reducing internal movement of the brain” (Cole, 2013). Helmets do not offer enough protection to the head because they aren’t fully covered especially if being hit from behind. In this
In 2014, the National Football League had several …show more content…
NFL has recently been looking into helmet technology with U.S. military and army. One idea that has been established involves “Pads lining the inside of the helmet are vital to absorbing the shock. They can vary in material, stiffness, and thickness” (Shyr, 2013). Although there is already padding that lines the inside of football helmets they are trying to make advances in padding where it absorbs the entire shock of the hit or blow to completely protect the head. They are comparing football helmets to technology where “…the Army has tens of thousands of sensors placed in the crown of certain soldiers' helmets to measure the forces exerted on their heads” (Shyr, 2013). This could help help a lot because the sensors would be able to give insight to where football players take the most blows to the head and there could be extra padding there. Another solution they are beginning to test is “a simple collar worn by athletes that compresses vessels in the neck to increase cranial blood volume, thereby reducing internal movement of the brain” (Cole, 2013). Helmets do not offer enough protection to the head because they aren’t fully covered especially if being hit from behind. In this