[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/blog\/a-new-approach-to-helmet-safety\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/blog\/a-new-approach-to-helmet-safety\/","headline":"A New Approach to Helmet Safety","name":"A New Approach to Helmet Safety","description":"Rotational Acceleration Causes Concussions Football helmets today are designed to withstand linear acceleration so they\u2019re good at protecting the skull from fractures and to some degree lessening the jarring of the brain inside the skull. However, according to latest research, most concussions that cause traumatic brain injury are more the result of \u201crotational acceleration\u201d- a...","datePublished":"2014-01-26","dateModified":"2024-05-23","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/blog\/author\/rizklaw\/#Person","name":"Rizk Law","url":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/blog\/author\/rizklaw\/","identifier":9,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/10e23ce5e6c4dadb4589cd8edf2c3f59ac356a6e876c3656917777913d9c3bc1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/10e23ce5e6c4dadb4589cd8edf2c3f59ac356a6e876c3656917777913d9c3bc1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Rizk Law","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rizk-law-logo-footer.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rizk-law-logo-footer.jpg","width":278,"height":65}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Richard-Rizk-headshot.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Richard-Rizk-headshot.jpg","width":383,"height":427},"url":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/blog\/a-new-approach-to-helmet-safety\/","about":["Personal Injury"],"wordCount":317,"articleBody":"Rotational Acceleration Causes ConcussionsFootball helmets today are designed to withstand linear acceleration so they\u2019re good at protecting the skull from fractures and to some degree lessening the jarring of the brain inside the skull. However, according to latest research, most concussions that cause traumatic brain injury are more the result of \u201crotational acceleration\u201d- a sort of brain-twisting.Multidirectional Impact Protection System (MIPS)Following that research, a Swedish company has created a new type of helmet incorporating its Multidirectional Impact Protection System (MIPS), designed by Royal Institute of Technology scientist Peter Halldin. MIPS provides a helmet-within-a-helmet that allows the head some \u201cfloat\u201d when impacted, while it distributes the force.MIPS research began in 1997, when Halldin teamed up with Hans von Holst, a neurosurgeon at Stockholm\u2019s Karolinska Hospital to spend the next 10 years studying traumatic brain injuries. They focused on rotational forces and eventually came up with the idea for MIPS.Mainstream Companies Adopt MIPS TechnologyMIPS is now licensed to existing helmet companies, so those manufacturers can improve their own products. In the summer of 2012, Bauer the number-one helmet maker in ice hockey, after collaborating with MIPS co-founder Halldin, released the Re-akt. It is the first attempt by a mainstream company to include a rotational layer in contact-sports helmets.Whether or not reducing rotational acceleration can prevent concussions in all cases remains a subject for debate and more research. The MIPS system, however, is an important step in the right direction to reduce the\u00a0incidence of traumatic brain injury\u00a0in contact sports.If your child has suffered a head injury in a football game, you may be eligible to file a damages lawsuit. We encourage you to call a\u00a0Portland personal injury attorney\u00a0at Rizk Law for a free consultation. We can help to determine if you have a case and if so, recommend the steps to take to pursue it.Rizk Law – Ph:\u00a0503.245.5677."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"A New Approach to Helmet Safety","item":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/blog\/a-new-approach-to-helmet-safety\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]