Football as we know it has been around for over a hundred years, but as game play and game speed continues to evolve, so must strength and conditioning routines—even at the high school level. For student athletes about to commence “hell week” before school starts, here are some strength and conditioning drills that are sure […]
There’s a new piece of equipment NFL and NCAA players are sporting – The Kerr Collar, designed to prevent head and neck injuries.
In the 1940’s when we switched to a hard shell helmet. The risk of hemorrhage and skull fractures decreased by 50%. The risk of NECK injury increased by 1012%. Yes, you read that correctly. 1012 % What that should have told us is that Helmets alone are not enough to manage the forces of collision. […]
THE NECK IS THE MOST COMPLICATED AND MOST VULNERABLE PART OF THE HUMAN BODY. Especially during collision. The history of neck protection in football is quite interesting. The Adams white soft foam rolls were the first neck protection in football. Though mostly a cosmetic device, the Adams roll, if strategically placed like the way Jack […]
Every parent is concerned for their son’s safety when he steps onto the football field. While not all injuries are completely preventable, there are steps you can take to make football safer for your kids. By the time a boy is 15/16 years old, his head has reached 90% growth, but his neck is still developing and is not […]
Scott Carasik at SPORTSNAUT.com writes about the Kerr Collar reducing football head and neck injuries. The issue of head and neck injuries in the NFL isn’t going away any time soon. Thankfully there are new technologies being developed to tackle this big problem. Recently, I sat down with Dr. Patrick Kerr from Kerr Sports. We spoke about […]
This week on Focus Atlanta we met Dr. Patrick Kerr. He introduced us to a piece of equipment that might help prevent neck injury for our athletes while playing football.
One piece of gear could save football players from themselves Manhattan chiropractor Patrick Kerr invented a special collar to protect necks from nerve damage Read this fantastic story here: http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20151216/SMALLBIZ/151219940
New device detects head injuries aimed to keeping sports players safe. Dr. Kerr is interviewed about the need for the Kerr Collar as part of a football player’s standard equipment setup.