Source: Ethan Williams, CBC News, September 5, 2019
Animal testing on collar aimed at reducing concussions not the same as testing on humans, says James Smoliga
While two Saskatchewan football teams have started using a device aimed at reducing concussions, one researcher is throwing a penalty flag at the science behind the devices.
Players from Moose Jaw’s Central Collegiate and Wynyard’s Composite High School are using Q-Collars, a device which its manufacturer, Q30 Innovations, says “applies slight pressure to the neck which mildly increases blood volume in the brain to create a cushion that may reduce movement of the brain inside the skull.”
Image Source: Adrian Kraus/Associated Press
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