Comments on: Concussions major issue for prep athletes http://www.shseyeofthestorm.com/sports/concussions-major-issue-for-prep-athletes/ Student Newspaper of Summit High School Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:45:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Steve http://www.shseyeofthestorm.com/sports/concussions-major-issue-for-prep-athletes/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Steve Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:49:54 +0000 http://www.shseyeofthestorm.com/?p=568#comment-38 Resor came off the field with a broken face mask and blood running down his chin. During the play, Resor’s face mask was cracked, leaving his face exposed to injury, and then was hit in the chin by another player’s helmet. Chin blows are a separate injury than crown blows where the brain shakes in the skull. Blows to the mandible traumatize the nervous system of the face and neck. Different from the bruising that occurs in a kick to the top of the head. Much of the research done to this point is misleading. Only a procedure used for two decades with the N.E, Patriots, identifies defects in the jaw joint mechanism thougth to be the point of origin to this type of concussion. An orthotic mouth guard is used to counteract this "Glass Jaw" effect. www.mahercor.com Resor came off the field with a broken face mask and blood running down his chin. During the play, Resor’s face mask was cracked, leaving his face exposed to injury, and then was hit in the chin by another player’s helmet.

Chin blows are a separate injury than crown blows where the brain shakes in the skull. Blows to the mandible traumatize the nervous system of the face and neck. Different from the bruising that occurs in a kick to the top of the head. Much of the research done to this point is misleading. Only a procedure used for two decades with the N.E, Patriots, identifies defects in the jaw joint mechanism thougth to be the point of origin to this type of concussion. An orthotic mouth guard is used to counteract this “Glass Jaw” effect. http://www.mahercor.com

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