Sub-concussive Impacts = Subluxation of the Cranio-Cervical Junction

The impact duration of a helmet-to-helmet contact in football is generally in the range of 15-30 milliseconds (ms). This is the time it takes for the impact to occur from initial contact to the point where the forces dissipate.

Little league through high school football players recieve on average up to 1400 subconcussive impacts per season. Research suggests that high school football players experience changes in their white matter, the brain tissue responsible for connecting different areas.

These changes, often observed through MRI scans, include reductions in white matter measures and potential for increased white matter hyperintensities, which are linked to brain damage.

Part of the equation to be solved is slowing down helmet, brain, brainstem and cervical spine acceleration upon impact. We've researched and developed equipment that does just that. The equipment is currently at Light Helmets Manufacturing in Carlsbad, Ca. The hope is one day to see this equipment as mandatory for football players of all ages.

Equipment to PROTECT the CRANIO-CERVICAL JUNCTION