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Performance Group unveils neck band for brain injury

20 Nov '15

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Performance Sports Group Ltd., a leading developer and manufacturer of high performance sports equipment and apparel, along with several leading medical experts, has launched a sports neck band to help with mild traumatic brain injury (“mTBI”) in sports.

The potential breakthrough, a proprietary yet easy-to-use band worn on the neck, was unveiled during a presentation that featured leading experts in neurology and medical research.

The band is the first technology of its kind that is intended to reduce mTBI internally by using the body's own physiology rather than through the use of external protective devices, such as helmets. The band addresses the “slosh theory,” which was identified by Bailes, Dr. Joseph Fisher, senior scientist, Toronto General Research Institute; and Dr. David Smith, visiting scientist, Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center as one of the key causes of mTBI.

Slosh is the movement of the brain, which is floating in cerebrospinal fluid inside the skull. When the head experiences an impact, or sudden, extreme movement, the brain sloshes inside the skull and can rotate or strike the inside walls of the cranium, often tearing brain fibers. The result of these impacts can produce mTBI. The band is designed to address mTBI through the application of light pressure on the neck, which in turn mildly increases blood volume in the vein structure of the brain. This increase in blood volume is intended to minimize the sloshing of the brain inside the skull, according to a press release.

In two separate peer-reviewed research studies, which were published in the medical journals Neurosurgery and Journal of Neurosurgery, respectively, the researchers found an 83 per cent reduction in the number of torn fibres in a standard concussion model when the band was utilized. In addition, Dr. Myer cited several other studies during the presentation that showed promising results for the band. (GK)

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