Shock Doctor, a mouthguard technology company, and the National Basketball Association (NBA) have announced a partnership to promote the use of mouth guards in all levels of play. In addition to the deal, Shock Doctor has been named the official mouthguard of the NBA, Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), NBA Development League (NBA D-League) and […]
Force Impact Technologies are working to increase early concussion detection among athletes with its new product, the FITGuard. The FITGuard is a head injury awareness mouthguard that will assist athletes with their timing of returning to play when there is a possibility of head injury. Coaches and officials will have an instant indication of the impact […]
Football players have a 75 percent chance of getting a concussion, according to the Sports Concussion Institute. Compared to 5-10 percent chance in most sports, this number is dangerously high. Louisiana State University (LSU) has partnered with a Seattle-based tech startup to help reduce this risk. i1 Biometrics‘ new concussion-sensing Vector Mouthguard measures player […]
Most of the consumer-facing sports gadgets that have debuted of late invariably attempt to answer some level of the concussion dilemma. Mouthpieces, like Force Impact Technologies’ FITGuard, have gradually entered this domain to provide another piece in that ongoing puzzle. These overtures, though, cannot completely cover the gamut of intricacies involved in safety protocols, especially […]
Force Impact Technologies, a company that looks to integrate technology into sporting equipment to increase detection of potential injuries, recently launched its first product, the FITGuard. The FITGuard is a mouthguard that aims to solve the problem with athletes returning to play too soon after a possible head injury. The FITGuard utilizes various sensors to […]