Helmets and Mouth Guards: The Role of Personal Equipment in Preventing Sport-Related Concussions
Helmets and Mouth Guards: The Role of Personal Equipment in Preventing Sport-Related Concussions
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DOI：
10.1016/j.csm.2010.09.006
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发表时间：
2011-01-01
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2
通讯作者：
Cantu, Robert C.
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作者：
Daneshvar, Daniel H.;Baugh, Christine M.;Cantu, Robert C.
美国每年有数百万运动员遭受脑震荡。尽管头盔和护齿器降低了灾难性头部受伤的风险，但它们对脑震荡的保护作用尚不清楚。本文评估了有关设备对脑震荡影响的当前文献。由于许多因素，例如非随机研究中的选择偏差、比赛风格的变化以及使用强制性防护装备的运动中的风险补偿，了解这些设备在预防脑震荡方面所发挥的作用变得复杂。改善教练和运动员对正确脑震荡管理的教育，鼓励颈部强化练习，并尽量减少高风险影响，可能会减少运动中的脑震荡。
Millions of athletes in the United States experience concussions annually. Although helmets and mouth guards have decreased the risk of catastrophic head injuries, their protective effects on concussions are less clear. This article evaluates the current literature on the effect of equipment on concussions. Understanding the role that these equipment play in preventing concussions is complicated by many factors, such as selection bias in nonrandomized studies, variations in playing style, and risk compensation in sports with mandatory protective equipment. Improving coach and player education about proper concussion management, encouraging neck-strengthening exercises, and minimizing high-risk impacts may reduce concussions in sports.