2015 Research Annual Report

Sports Medicine

Football Helmets Do Not Necessarily Protect Against ‘Brain Slosh’

Can woodpeckers and big horn sheep help solve the troubling and often debilitating problem of football concussions? Does a city’s altitude affect the likelihood that its NFL team members will experience concussions? Are better-padded helmets or stricter NFL rules on helmet-to-helmet contact actually solving football’s concussion problems?