Headgear. Does it help? Does it harm? different combat sports have toyed with their guidelines over the years and medical studies on the value of headgear can Camiseta Selección de fútbol de Brasil be a bit scattered and incomplete. trying to fill this gap the association of Ringside Physicians highlighted data at their 2022 annual conference in Las vegas Nevada giving insight into what their soon to be published consensus statement will say.
The topic was tackled by Dr. Kevin Deweber, a physician with numerous years Camiseta West Ham United experience in combat sports and the Olympic team USA doctor for several disciplines over the years.
Dr. Deweber offered the following highlights of what the consensus statement will say:
Dr. Deweber admitted the first criteria is intentionally vague as there is need for much more research on essential topics.
The Camiseta Club Tijuana essential takeaways were as follows
headgear does very well in decreasing cuts to the face
there is no reason to have different guidelines for men and women unless there is data justifying it
headgear does decrease (at least in lab studies) the transfer of force from the glove to the target
But, when athletes were headguards their ‘behavioiurs’ are influenced.
There is no data showing headguards avoid concussions
Here’s the gist. Headguards do decrease some force transfer from the glove to the head. but athletes wearing headgear tend to take much more shots to the head and tend to take harder shots to the head. These realties’ can very well offset any benefits from the decreased transfer of force. depending on how much ‘behaviours’ are influenced headguards can even be a net negative.
Athlete education is essential to make sure athletes wearing headgear do not get a false sense of safety and security that they are somehow protected from brain trauma.
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