Which hockey helmets are best? As we all know, ice is slippery. On top of this, ice hockey is an aggressive contact sport where injuries are common and sufficient protection is a must. This is why ...

1 Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada 2 Integrated Concussion Research Program, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada 3 Alberta ...

The biggest lie humanity has ever been told is that one size fits all. Every single one of us is different and unique, especially when it comes to the shape and size of our bodies. Bauer, a company ...

2 Australian Collaboration for Research into Injury in Sport and its Prevention (ACRISP), Federation University Australia, Ballarat, VIC, Australia 3 Departments of Pediatrics and Community Health ...

The conversation was a minute old and already Eric Lindros’ voice had risen an octave. He was discussing the accepted safety standards for hockey helmets and his sport’s apparent reluctance to do more ...

While all team sports can be rough, hockey poses a particularly high risk of brain injuries. A new high-tech helmet is designed to warn of such injuries, by detecting and reporting on knocks to its ...

Improved helmet design has helped reduce concussions in impact sports such as football and hockey, but it may be impossible to design a helmet that completely eliminates them, according to a panel of ...