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Wil Chips
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Posted: 06 January 2019 at 11:33am |
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There was a quick reference to this in yesterday’s Ospreys v Blues game.
Players were all wearing a specially adapted gum guard that had sensors that measured head impact in some way ( I think when a head has contact it measures the reflex of the head/neck). Data transmitted to the medical staff ‘live’. Anyone know more about this? Edited by Wil Chips - 06 January 2019 at 2:36pm |
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Ffidel Bennett
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Is it any wonder there are so many injuries when guns are allowed on the pitch? Saw that the gum shield sensors measure sudden impacts- accelerations/deccelerations , but don't know how it differentiates between a head impact and the whole body coming to a sudden stop in a strong tackle.
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Oops. Fixed.
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Nikostratos
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I could be wrong, Ffidel, I'm not a doctor, but I suspect that extreme, sudden deceleration could cause a contre-coup brain injury. The body, including skull, stops. The brain continues to move forward and hits the inside of the skull, rather like a passenger in a car that brakes suddenly. Even with blows to the head, it's not the direct contact that does most of the damage, it's the contre-coup. That's why head protection is no use in preventing concussion. I don't know if a 'big hit' is enough to have that effect, but it wouldn't surprise me if it were. If not, they'll be able to see the type of contact and react appropriately, I would think.
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reesytheexile
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We shall end up with 25 men match-day squads at this rate or more to reflect HIA factors
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Sosban bach
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Although they might want to wear them for the ears but yea as far as protection from concussion I don’t think they will have any real benefit. |
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Rob o'r Bont
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As the teeth and skull are more or less one, I think measuring the acceleration/deceleration of the teeth must give a good indication of how the skull moves and hence a good indication of the impact on the brain. I thought it amusing (for some reason) that a light flashed in the gum shield when a certain level of impact was measured. Wales v England matches would light up like a lazer show if everyone wore them.
Edited by Rob o'r Bont - 11 January 2019 at 10:04am |
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reesytheexile
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This is seemingly taking injuries to the head into a wider testing area of head motion movements in addition to those clear incidents where you can see direct contact (blow) to the head. I am not sure what actually triggers the device but it seems like it is either a blow to the mouth or it may just measure head rocking motion? However, it now seems we shall be monitoring the 'whiplash' effect which is likely to pick up a new crop of injuries which at present go unobserved. You can have a whiplash in car accidents at speeds as low as about 7-10 mph (although obviously a typical accident shunt is at a higher speed than that) ,so whilst it will be good for player welfare , this is bound to change the game yet again -larger playing squads for sure for replacements with higher wage costs for starters. Interesting times...
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Rob o'r Bont
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I'm no expert but I suspect it doesn't pick up whiplash per se. I imagine you can get whiplash without triggering the sort of impact to the brain that would cause concussion.
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