Citation

Stevens ST, Lassonde M, de Beaumont L, Keenan JP. J. Sci. Med. Sport 2006; 9(3): 238-242.

Affiliation

Cognitive Neuroimaging Laboratory, 219 Dickson Hall, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043, United States.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Sports Medicine Australia, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jsams.2006.03.025

PMID

16716662

Abstract

There has been an increase in the number of concussions sustained by players in the National Hockey League (NHL). While wearing a helmet is now required by the NHL, the face visor remains optional. It is unknown to what degree face visors influence concussion, other head injury and eye-injury rates at the professional level. Data from the 2001-2002 NHL season were examined. It was found that wearing a face visor did not significantly influence the prevalence of concussion. Visor protection did, however, minimise eye-injuries and other, non-concussion head injuries. These data suggest that, while a visor may prevent some head and eye-injuries, other measures may be necessary to reduce the number of concussions.

Language: en