Month: July 2014
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What's New, Top Stories, Prevention & Risk Reduction
July 29, 2014
- Lindsey Straus
Author: Lindsey Straus is an award-winning youth sports journalist, practicing attorney, and has been Senior Editor of SmartTeams since its launch as MomsTEAM in August 2000. She can be reached at lbartonstraus@MomsTEAM.com.
Type, Age, Reconditioning History Do Not Affect Concussion Risk, Study Finds
Surprise finding: concussion risk for boil-and-bite mouth guards lower than for more expensive guards
The risk of sustaining a concussion in high school football is not affected by the brand, age of the helmet, or recondition status, or by the type of mouth guard
