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Podcast: Sports Doc Talk
Episode: Kicking off the 2023 Season: Investigation on concussions and injury rates, Q-Collars, Hydration Sensors, and football predictions that undoubtedly will go wrong.
Description: Football season kicks off, and with that, we begin our show with a discussion about the NCAA's research on the kickoff rule change and its impact on concussion rates in collegiate football. Despite the expectation that this rule change would reduce concussions during kickoff plays, the data suggests otherwise. We explore the many reasons behind this unexpected outcome and its implications for player safety in the sport.
The Q-Collar is a biomedical engineering innovation designed to reduce brain injury risks. This FDA-authorized device of its kind, works by increasing blood volume inside the head...