[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/blog\/neurologist-denounces-sports-equipment-anti-concussion-claims\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/blog\/neurologist-denounces-sports-equipment-anti-concussion-claims\/","headline":"Neurologist Denounces Sports Equipment Anti-Concussion Claims","name":"Neurologist Denounces Sports Equipment Anti-Concussion Claims","description":"As scientists confirm that football and other high-impact sports can leave lasting brain damage, companies are marketing \u201canti-concussion\u201d equipment to coaches, parents and children that, neurologists say, probably does not work. Neurologist Featured in Senate Hearing Jeffrey Kutcher, chairman of the American Academy of Neurology\u2019s sports section, said at a Senate hearing October 16, 2013,...","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\/neurologist-denounces-sports-equipment-anti-concussion-claims\/","about":["Personal Injury"],"wordCount":291,"articleBody":"As scientists confirm that football and other high-impact sports can leave lasting brain damage, companies are marketing \u201canti-concussion\u201d equipment to coaches, parents and children that, neurologists say, probably does not work.Neurologist Featured in Senate HearingJeffrey Kutcher, chairman of the American Academy of Neurology\u2019s sports section, said at a Senate hearing October 16, 2013, \u201cthe simple truth is that no current helmet, mouth guard, headband or other piece of equipment can significantly prevent concussions from occurring.\u201dRiddell\u2019s Safety Claims UnfoundedRiddell, which makes the official helmet of the NFL, claims that its Revolution helmet reduces the number of concussions by 31%. Kutcher says that Riddell misrepresented research that showed only a 2.6% decrease in concussions.Riddell Admits Helmet DeficiencyEven Thad Ide, the company\u2019s senior vice president of development, admitted the helmet\u2019s deficiencies when he told the Patriot-News newspaper in central Pennsylvania last year that no matter how advanced equipment becomes, its protection will have limits. \u201cWe can\u2019t stress enough that no helmet will prevent all concussions,\u201d Ide said. \u201cA concussion-proof helmet isn\u2019t realistically achievable.\u201dEquipment and Certification Standards Need UpgradingA growing number of scientists, analysts and specialists claim that deficient helmets and a deficient, decades-old certification system for helmets are largely responsible for the unacceptable number of brain injuries NFL players repeatedly suffer.Although some products may reduce the severity of a concussion, Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) said he was worried that there was no standardized way to measure the reliability of any sport equipment company\u2019s marketing claims. He has asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate those claims.If you or a loved one has sustained a serious injury through no fault of your own, contact an\u00a0injury attorney\u00a0from Rizk Law today."},{"@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":"Neurologist Denounces Sports Equipment Anti-Concussion Claims","item":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/blog\/neurologist-denounces-sports-equipment-anti-concussion-claims\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]