Today's another USWNT World Cup game so an expert from nyulangone's concussion center talked about head safety ⚽️
)."A big part of this is more enforcing the rules of soccer and players understanding the rules of soccer," Dr. Cardone said, adding that player-to-player contact should also be examined more.To minimize potential injury, Dr. Cardone said players have to stabilize their neck and torso to reduce rotational forces . Dr.
Practice makes perfect, Dr. Cardone told us, and"by stabilizing the torso, that's what protects the head and neck." The crown of your head is the most sensitive area — which is why, he said, football players, for example, are told not to tackle with their heads down. Impact of that vulnerable area leads to"more catastrophic neck injuries as well as potential concussions," he said.
Heading in soccer is normally done from the front and side regions of the head . Hitting the ball from these regions is"more protective," Dr. Cardone said. Ahead, check out the headers we mentioned earlier . Headers may look like they hurt — and there's always a risk of injury — but these players have practiced all their lives, so we would hope they'd know how to do it in the safest way possible.
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