Dr. Robert G. Kaniecki answers the question: 'Cervical Collar For Neck Pain?' — -- Question: Does A Cervical Collar Ease Neck Pain? Answer: It usually doesn't. The cervical collar only rarely ...
The collar is sandwiched between the helmet and shoulder pads to both cushion blows to the head and prevent hyperextension of the neck. The studies at Virginia Tech found that the helmet reduces on ...
With the recent rise in the reporting and diagnosis of concussions, figuring out a practical way to reduce head impact forces has been one avenue to approaching this vexing problem. From specially ...