New generation of headgear for rugby: impact reduction of linear and rotational forces by a viscoelastic material-based rugby head guard.

Published in: BMJ open sport & exercise medicine (2018)

This heralds a new generation of soft-shelled headgear that could help reduce two primary risk factors in sports-induced mild traumatic brain injury: linear and rotational impacts to the head.

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