Safety Equipment

Shockbox Helmet Sensor: A Concussion Alert System

 

One of the biggest challenges in the battle against sports concussion is knowing when to conduct an initial assessment.  Depending on athletes to admit to experiencing concussion symptoms doesn't work due to chronic under-reporting.1 Likewise, studies show that coaches and athletic trainers can't be counted on to reliably identify athletes exhibiting signs of possible concussion for screening on the sports sidelines, especially since only 5 to 10% of concussions involve a loss of consciousness and the onset of concussions symptoms is often delayed, especially in younger athletes. 

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Shockbox Helmet Sensor Warns Of Possible Concussion

A revolutionary new product called ShockboxTM triggers an alarm on a smart-phone whenever an athlete suffered a blow to the head hard enough to cause possible concussion so the player can be immediately removed from the game or practice for a sideline assessment.

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Impakt Protective Joins MomsTeam As Sponsor

Impakt Protective Inc. has joined MomsTeam as a sponsor, and its Shockbox product has been awarded MomsTeam's Seal of Approval.
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Battle Sports Science Joins MomsTeam As Sponsor

MomsTeam.com CEO/Publisher Brooke de Lench announced today that Battle Sports Science, LLC, a leading sports safety company based in Omaha, Nebraska, has joined MomsTeam as a sponsor, and that Battle Sports' revolutionary new sports safety product - the Impact Indicator - has been awarded MomsTeam's Seal of Approval. 
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Brooke de Lench
Brooke de Lench

Impact Indicator: New Tool in Concussion Toolbox

Submitted by Brooke de Lench on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 18:07. | 0 comments

If you are anything like me, worrying about your kids' safety is woven deeply into the fabric of your DNA.  As the mom of  a football player, I know football moms are no exception. No matter how strong we may appear to be on the outside, worry is our constant companion, especially when it comes to injuries, like concussions.

So what's a mom to do? Live with it in anguish? Or do something about it?

More and more moms are choosing, like I have been for more than a decade, to be pro-active about their kids' safety in sports, and, in doing so are turning to an unlikely source - technology - to ease their fears.

More and more moms are choosing, like I have been for more than a decade, to be pro-active about their kids' safety in sports, and, in doing so are turning to an unlikely source - technology - to ease their fears.  One of the new products on the market, to which MomsTeam is proud to give its Seal of Approval. is the Impact Indicator from Battle Sports Science.

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Brooke de Lench
Brooke de Lench

Mouth Guards and Concussions: The Continuing Controversy

Submitted by Brooke de Lench on Sun, 09/18/2011 - 20:49. | 0 comments

If you have been following the subject of concussions in sports for any length of time, as I have for more than a decade, the question always seems to come up: do mouth guards prevent concussions?

The answer, at least to this point, seems to continue to be no, or, perhaps more precisely, we don't know.  Jigsaw of head with missing piece

If you have been following the subject of concussions in sports for any length of time, as I have for more than a decade, the question always seems to come up: do mouth guards prevent concussions? The answer, at least to this point, seems to continue to be no, or, perhaps more precisely, we don't know. 

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Whether Mouth Guards Reduce Concussion Risk Unclear

Whether mouth guards prevent concussive brain injury remains unclear, says MomsTeam concussion expert, William P. Meehan, III, M.D.
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Football Helmets Need to Be Reconditioned, Recertified

Players come and go, but football helmets get passed on to new players, season after season, year after year.  Here's some basic information parents should know about the football helmets their children are wearing.
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Soccer Headgear: Look for Headgear Meeting ASTM Standard

Soccer headgear may reduce injury risk from collision of head with hard surface (another head, ground, goalpost) but not from repeated heading of soccer ball.
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New Technology May Lead To Fewer Concussions, Better Management

Concussions are a fact of life in football, regardless of the level - youth, high school, college or the pros. Most of the football helmets currently in use do little if anything to protect brains from the forces that cause concussions. But technological advances in helmet design, while they may not make concussions in football a thing of the past, hold out at least the promise of a significant reduction in the number of concussions.

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