Lower Levels of Force Concussive for Youth Football Players

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A recent study confirmed that youth football players sustain concussions from a lower level of impact than their adult counterparts.

The Virginia Tech Helmet Lab, which specializes in investigating head tolerance to impact loading, released results of a first-of-its-kind study in the January issue of the Annals of Biomedical Engineering. The study showed that youth football players sustain concussions at lower levels of head acceleration than players at the high school, college and professional levels. However, concussions in youth football players are relatively rare due to the fact that they play with less force than adults.

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