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    Posted: 06 January 2019 at 11:33am
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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Originally posted by Wil Chips Wil Chips wrote:

There was a quick reference to this in yesterday’s Ospreys v Blues game.

Players were all wearing a specially adapted gun 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?
 

Is it any wonder there are so many injuries when guns are allowed on the pitch?  Wink

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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Originally posted by Ffidel Bennett Ffidel Bennett wrote:

Originally posted by Wil Chips Wil Chips wrote:

There was a quick reference to this in yesterday’s Ospreys v Blues game.

Players were all wearing a specially adapted gun 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?
 

Is it any wonder there are so many injuries when guns are allowed on the pitch?  Wink

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.


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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We shall end up with 25  men match-day squads at this rate or more to reflect HIA factors
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Originally posted by Nikostratos Nikostratos wrote:

Originally posted by Ffidel Bennett Ffidel Bennett wrote:

Originally posted by Wil Chips Wil Chips wrote:

There was a quick reference to this in yesterday’s Ospreys v Blues game.

Players were all wearing a specially adapted gun 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?
 

Is it any wonder there are so many injuries when guns are allowed on the pitch?  Wink

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.


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.

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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Originally posted by Sosban bach Sosban bach wrote:

Originally posted by Nikostratos Nikostratos wrote:

Originally posted by Ffidel Bennett Ffidel Bennett wrote:

Originally posted by Wil Chips Wil Chips wrote:

There was a quick reference to this in yesterday’s Ospreys v Blues game.

Players were all wearing a specially adapted gun 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?
 

Is it any wonder there are so many injuries when guns are allowed on the pitch?  Wink

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.


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.

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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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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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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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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