Some essential reads for the new year if you're looking to explore concussion and its connections to sport, no particular order.
League of Denial by Mark Fianaru-WADA
Concussed by @PlantedSam
Damaged by @TrisDixon
Plum by Brendan Cowell
Brain on Youth Sports by @JulieStammPhD
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Video Credit :@nrlphysio
Accelerometers in helmets measured the impact/ g-forces required to cause a #concussion. Range was 70-120 g’s with average being in the 90’s.
Perspective:
-Plane take off 1.5g’s
-Sneeze 3g’s
-Rollercoaster 4-6g’s
-Average soccer header 20g’s