X2 Impact, a Seattle-based sports injury solutions company, has provided the Stanford University football team with a bunch of high-tech football mouthpieces that are made to measure head injuries during games and practices.
These football mouthpieces, which are equipped with tiny sensors, contribute to the understanding of concussions and how they are caused, says TechNewsDaily. Through the use of accelerometers and gyrometers, the mouthpieces measure the force of linear and rotational impact to the head. This allows researchers and coaches to better grasp which football positions or plays carry greater risk of traumatic brain injury. Data from the devices are transmitted to computers, which are monitored by the football team's head trainer during games and practices.
Currently, researchers do not know where a head's "concussion zone" is. Thus, these football mouthpieces offer insight into the correlations between force and location of impact.
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Stanford Uses Football Mouthpieces to Analyze Brain Injuries
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