INNOVATION November-December 2022

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HIGH-TECH MOUTHGUARDS FOR ATHLETES REVEAL WHAT REALLY HAPPENS TO THE HEAD DURING IMPACT

Concussion is a fact of life in many sports, football chief among them, but also hockey, soccer, rugby and lacrosse. But even mild traumatic brain injuries can have lasting consequences for athletes. That’s why one BC engineer and researcher is attempting to learn more about what actually happens during a head impact using triaxial sensors implanted in custom-fit mouthguards.

ROBIN J. MILLER

P hoto : K ai J acobson /UBC

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