Univ. of Washington football joins NFL study using high-tech mouthguard to measure head impacts
The University of Washington is joining three other research universities as part of a National Football League program designed to collect data and help inform the prevention of head injuries in the sport of football. UW players will have the opportunity to wear custom-fit mouthguards with sensors. Players at the universities of Alabama, North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Wisconsin are also participating. The sensors collect kinematic data, including impact speed, direction, force, location and severity, according to the NFL’s announcement on Tuesday. The league uses the data to work toward injury reduction and decrease head impacts overall. Some of the information… Read More