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OT: Invention to reduce hockey and football concussions

BlackbeardRaider

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The Q-Collar "gently compresses the jugular vein to mildly increase blood volume in the cranium, creating a 'tighter fit' of the brain in the cranium. This action is proposed to reduce 'slosh' – i.e., the twisting and slamming of the brain against the skull's interior walls which is one cause of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or concussion."

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...ise-in-reducing-brain-injuries-300285009.html
 
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