You didn't let bias creep in by refusing to engage with the topic of the helmets effectiveness at preventing injury. No mention of this helmets ASTM cert or its EN 1078 compliance and one sentence about the lack of a rotation impact dissipation system. Considering this information could fit in the spec sheet at the top of the article, I wouldn't be too concerned with my appetite for it.
I read the whole study that I linked to including the methodology. The paper is well cited considering its recency and follows a similar (not identical) methodology to the STAR system used by Virginia Tech. The data also correlates with other research in the field.
Is the impact of these technologies on concussions fully understood at the moment? No, but that doesn't mean nothing can be learned from the research at hand. The current research suggests that rotational acceleration is a significant factor in the prediction of concussions and rotational impact dissipation technologies are effective at reducing that acceleration, at least in a lab setting. Dismissing the entire field of research saying "none of it is very good" with zero qualification to do so is not a very good argument.
Aug. 18, 2022, 4:38 p.m. - Jerek Postuk
You didn't let bias creep in by refusing to engage with the topic of the helmets effectiveness at preventing injury. No mention of this helmets ASTM cert or its EN 1078 compliance and one sentence about the lack of a rotation impact dissipation system. Considering this information could fit in the spec sheet at the top of the article, I wouldn't be too concerned with my appetite for it. I read the whole study that I linked to including the methodology. The paper is well cited considering its recency and follows a similar (not identical) methodology to the STAR system used by Virginia Tech. The data also correlates with other research in the field. Is the impact of these technologies on concussions fully understood at the moment? No, but that doesn't mean nothing can be learned from the research at hand. The current research suggests that rotational acceleration is a significant factor in the prediction of concussions and rotational impact dissipation technologies are effective at reducing that acceleration, at least in a lab setting. Dismissing the entire field of research saying "none of it is very good" with zero qualification to do so is not a very good argument.