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VT Helmet Lab Tackles Concussions in Female Athletes
Clip: Season 29 Episode 10 | 9m 43sVideo has Closed Captions
Virginia Tech's Helmet Lab tackles concussions in female athletes.
Many people don’t know female athletes suffer concussions too - and possibly even at a higher rate than male athletes. We go to the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab to see how they’re using sensors in mouth-guards on a women’s club rugby team at the university to see what happens to a woman’s head when being hit - and hope to find ways to lessen the blow.
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Virginia Currents
VT Helmet Lab Tackles Concussions in Female Athletes
Clip: Season 29 Episode 10 | 9m 43sVideo has Closed Captions
Many people don’t know female athletes suffer concussions too - and possibly even at a higher rate than male athletes. We go to the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab to see how they’re using sensors in mouth-guards on a women’s club rugby team at the university to see what happens to a woman’s head when being hit - and hope to find ways to lessen the blow.
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