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Is X2Impact the Future of Protecting Athletes from Concussions?

Bill Frakes Spoiler alert—American football is a full contact sport.  As such, we can safely assume it’s no small coincidence that around the time American football was cultivated (circa the early 1890’s), protective head-gear prototypes weren’t far behind (circa the mid 1890’s).  Helmets became a safety staple on the football field to help players protect their most valuable (and vulnerable) asset—their brains. Recently though, there has been additional focus on the cranio-spinal well-being of football players.  Concussions and (at times more severe) neck injuries have received stern focus and subsequent demands for a preventative solution.  Product developers were prompted to reach beyond the scope of the helmet and find an additional method of protection.

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