Football Protective Equipment and Concussion Risk (Episode 203)

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Football Protective Equipment and Concussion Risk (Episode 203)

Primary Care Perspectives

32 minutes

1 week ago

Football Protective Equipment and Concussion Risk (Episode 203)

Can you reduce the risk of concussion through specialized protective equipment? In this episode, two of our Minds Matter Concussion Program experts, Kristy Arbogast, PhD, and Christina Master, MD, FAAP, CAQSM, FACSM, FAMSSM, discuss whether the specialized equipment used by NFL players has evidence in pediatric athletes. We also learn other ways that parents, coaches, and trainers can mitigate concussion risk and how we can keep young athletes safe. This episode is a mix of physics and physical education classes, and you are certain to learn a lot about football protective equipment!