Study says more than 15 percent of concussions come from impact with field, as focus turns to synthetic turf
In the ongoing search to get to the root of concussion and head trauma issues, potential influencing factors are often dissected and analyzed ad nauseam. It’s rare that a truly new revelation emerges in the fight to protect football minds, yet a new study from the Concussion Legacy Foundation may have uncovered just such a leaf.As brought to light by an article in the New York Times, the aforementioned study, titled “The Role of Synthetic Turf in Concussion“, used a bevy of data from football, lacrosse, soccer and other field sports to determine that 15.5 percent of concussions in high school sports occur when players hit their heads on the field. By comparison, one in seven concussions in the NFL occurs when the player’s head hits the field.The study urged groundskeepers and other officials to treat fields more regularly and responsibly as a critical step toward avoiding widespread head trauma.
