Kansas City Researcher Chi-ming Huang, an associate professor of biological sciences at the University of Missouri-Kansas City has been developing an “active helmet” that “dissipates impact energy away from the head and neck to other parts of the body” utilizing rods from the helmet to the shoulder pads that stabilize at impact.
Learn more at:: http://kcur.org/post/kansas-city-researcher-says-active-helmet-may-prevent-football-concussions#stream/0
Learn more about how to protect the head and neck at impact by Dr. Donald Chu PhD, PT, ATC, CSCS, Sports Performance Enhancement and Sports Medicine Specialists.
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The Football Safety Academy acknowledges the coach has the responsibility to decide which football techniques should be taught for the well being and safety of his players and there is not one specific technique including the Hulk Shrug Technique or safety device that can completely eliminate the risk of injury from impacts related to football including catastrophic injury and death. To the knowledge of the Football Safety Academy no specific research has been done regarding the Hulk Shrug Technique, however the Football Safety Academy is actively pursuing this goal.