Dr. Anthony Schepsis Reveals Latest Innovation in Sports Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts (PRWEB) July 03, 2013 -- Dr. Anthony Schepsis has served as a sports medicine consultant for multiple athletic organizations, including the United States Olympic men's and women's hockey teams. As such, he has developed a clear understanding of just how important it is for players to protect their heads—and for coaches and other staff members to understand when a player suffers a strong blow. Historically, it has proven difficult for individuals to determine just how much their heads are being hit during organized play unless they are knocked out. As such, research and development teams across multiple companies have created new head injury alert systems designed to assist athletes and coaches in monitoring the stress that athletes' heads undergo, according to an article published by The New York Times.
The article explains: "Hard knocks to the head are a constant concern in contact sports—and not just in football or boxing, where recent attention has focused. Millions of girls and boys play hockey, soccer, lacrosse and other sports where blows to the head from collisions and falls are part of the game, even in youth leagues and on high school teams." The article goes on to assert that head injuries can come about in a variety of ways, including single, high-intensity blows and numerous smaller impacts. Additionally, Dr. Anthony Schepsis notes, with everything that goes on during a sporting event, it can be difficult for both coaches and players to keep up with the cumulative stress that game play can cause.
To alert individuals to head injuries, new products have been designed to call attention to the stress that players' heads undergo. Two of the most notable are the CheckLight and the X-Patch. The CheckLight, the article explains, was created by MC10 and Reebok. It is a beanie that is equipped with an electronic component, which sets off a set of lights when the head is hit. The severity of the hit is indicated by different colored lights. The X-Patch, created by X2 Biosystems, works in a similar manner but, instead of setting off lights, sends data through a wireless connection to equipment on the sidelines of the game. As such, coaches can keep track of the blows to the head that players receive.
Many individuals in sports medicine believe that this is a positive step in the right direction with regard to protecting athletes. While it is still too early to determine all of the ways in which these resources can be integrated into today's sporting events, it is safe to assume that they can, when adopted, help coaches better protect their athletes against an excess amount of stress to the head. Dr. Anthony Schepsis encourages coaches to talk with sports medicine professionals to learn more about how they can keep their players as safe as possible.
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With over a quarter of a century of experience in the orthopedic surgery field, Dr. Anthony Schepsis has worked as the head team physician for both the University of Massachusetts Boston's Intercollegiate Athletic Program and Boston University. Furthermore, Dr. Schepsis has acted as a sports medicine consultant for numerous athletic organizations, such as the United States Olympic men's and women's hockey teams. Dr. Schepsis specializes in shoulder and knee reconstruction, as well as sports medicine as a whole.
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