Showing posts with label concussion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label concussion. Show all posts

Monday, November 22, 2010

Toyota System Measures Head Trauma for WFU

Identifying and diagnosing sports concussions quicker is at the heart of a collaborative effort between local biomedical researchers and Toyota Motor Corp.

The Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University Center for Injury Biomechanics has licensed the Total Human Model for Safety software from Toyota as a new strategy for studying head injuries involving football players.

With that knowledge, officials hope to learn how to help prevent and treat head injuries, and perhaps help create safer helmets for all level of players.

Read more here.