Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) wrote a letter to NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman seeking clarification regarding the league’s dismissive attitude towards the link between hockey and the long-term effects and disorders caused by head injuries––specifically chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). CTE “is a progressive degenerative disease of the brain found in athletes (and others) with a history […]
Reducing brain injuries in sports is a constant issue that is trying to be resolved by numerous innovations. Q30 Innovations may have developed the newest solution to reduce the impact of traumatic brain injuries with the the creation of one of their newest products the Q-Collar. Q30 Innovations designs products to protect from traumatic brain […]
In recent years, the amount of head injuries occurring in sports has begun to receive extra attention. Lawsuits coming from former NHL and NFL players have been flooding the news headlines and an MLB pitcher wore a protective cap for the first time over the weekend: Padres’ Alex Torres says Alex Cobb’s injury a year ago […]
