The FDA has cleared a new test developed by Abbott Laboratories to detect mild concussions in patients Known as iSTAT, the test requires drawing a blood sample from a patient and looking for two blood biomarkers. Abbott says the test is 95.8% at identifying patients with concussions and produce results within 15 minutes Negative result could limit the need for costly CT scans, and Abbott says its test will cost ‘many times lower’. Researchers say they hope the test could be used in the future outside of healthcare settings, such as at sporting events.
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Also learn how the “Hulk Shrug Technique” utilizes a shoulder-shrugging motion which allows the neck’s stronger extension muscles to stabilize the head thereby enabling the head, neck, shoulders and upper back to act as a solid single unit during football impact thus functioning simultaneously not as separate individual units by Dr. Donald Chu (bio) PhD, PT, ATC, CSCS, Sports Performance and Sports Medicine Specialist.
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DISCLAIMER
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.