Steve Rowson

We've just added another 20 models to our bicycle helmet ratings in collaboration with @IIHS_autosafety. See the ratings here: helmet.beam.vt.edu/bicycle-helmet…

Cycling is a leading cause of sport-related concussions globally. The bicycle STAR protocol rates a helmet’s ability to reduce concussion risk. @BEAMvt @IIHS_autosafety @strowson Read how the ratings were developed and how helmet design affects safety at link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Youth football discussion @WakeForest during our @NIH BRP team meeting @NINDStranslate with new youth football helmet ratings out soon @strowson

Check out this summary of our 2018 Athanasiou Student Award Session, and join us for another great session @BMESociety in Philadelphia this year! @Harry_tweets1 @ellentroche @strowson link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Is a new bike on your holiday wish list – or the list of a loved one? 🚲 The best accessory is the most effective headgear. Check out the latest bicycle helmet ratings from the @virginia_tech Helmet Lab. 🚴‍♀️ @ICTASVT @VTEngineering vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2018/…

Evolving concepts suggest that individual-specific biomechanical thresholds for #concussion #mTBI may be more accurate. #WorkToDo @rafelitopr @UCLAHealth @dgsomucla #BrainSPORT @strowson @Stefan_M_Duma @bdstemper @CareConsortium ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29132269

@alexniemeier Yes, all currently available helmets are rated here helmet.beam.vt.edu/varsity-footba… and the methods are described in this document vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/8… which is based on this peer reviewed paper to add rotational acceleration to our helmet evaluations in hockey link.springer.com/article/10.100…

@strowson can you tell me if the STAR Evaluation System was ever reviewed again with newer football helmet models and technology that is now available on the market? Any direction you can point to for further readings? Thanks 👍

Many serious facial fractures in softball could be prevented by wearing fielder's masks @rgelly3 @strowson @ICTASVT @BMESociety @SpringerNature link.springer.com/article/10.100…

A new $22.5 million grant from the @NCAA and @DeptofDefense is enabling the CARE Consortium to expand its scope to study the intermediate and cumulative effects of concussion and repetitive head impact exposure. medicine.iu.edu/news/2018/10/n…

Laboratory Evaluation of Low-Cost Wearable Sensors for Measuring Head Impacts in Sports. doi.org/10.1123/jab.20… #biomechanics

Repetitive head impacts throughout the season may predispose football players to concussion @strowson @jmihalik79 @Stefan_M_Duma @DrABrooksUWisc @WPOrthoResearch @unccollegedean @MedicalCollege @MUEngineering @CareConsortium link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Congratulations to PhD student Eamon Campolettano on this best paper award in @ABMEjournal for his drone safety work

This Lab Ranked the Safest Bike Helmets @outsidemagazine outsideonline.com/2346446/vrgini…

IT’S OFFICIAL! 🎉 @SCHEVnews has approved @virginia_tech's new undergrad degree program in biomedical engineering. The degree will focus on tech transfer, engineering fundamentals, and emerging healthcare problems. 🧬🔬👩‍🔬 @VTEngineering vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2018/…

Forget the fake Rolex watches sold on street corners. These days, most counterfeits are sold over the Internet, right into your home. n.pr/2xpUzBo

One of my all-time favourite papers. Only 18 citations, so I thought I should share. An MD cracked his knuckles for 50 years — but only for one hand. He concludes by calling into question other parental beliefs … onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10…

Differences in impact performance of bicycle helmets during oblique impacts …anical.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/article.aspx?a… #cycling #biomechanical #JBME

@WillStewNeuro @jennifer_wethe @DrEPieroth @bikeradar That link supports what I’m saying. We looked at data between 2005 and 2010. Most helmets in top performing group didn’t exist then, but we saw differences in what was out there. Link still shows revo performing better than vsr4. Bans helmets based on higher concussion risk.

@strowson @jennifer_wethe @DrEPieroth @bikeradar And yet the league and players association don't recommend such a proven product "NFL & NFLPA ban certain helmets, limit use of others following brain injury tests" thecomeback.com/nfl/nfl-nflpa-…

Great to see this type of research being applied the bike helmets. Useful guide to choosing the safest one for you. University ranks helmets for safety: MIPS helmets come out on top @BikeRadar bikeradar.com/road/news/arti…

@WillStewNeuro @jennifer_wethe @DrEPieroth @bikeradar Not true. When you account for exposure to impact and specific model (most studies don’t), you do see differences in concussion rates. See this study on football helmets: thejns.org/doi/10.3171/20…

@strowson @jennifer_wethe @DrEPieroth @bikeradar Look at any study on headgear from any sport, many w technology far exceeding cycle helmets, and the real world data report same headgear #concussion effect = none. But plenty lab and manufacturer promises otherwise. Why?

@WillStewNeuro @jennifer_wethe @DrEPieroth @bikeradar But there is also no real world data showing they don’t reduce risk either. Data that do exist don’t account for differences in exposure to crashes, helmet models, and, importantly, all the people wearing helmets that hit their heads and don’t need medical attention.

@strowson @jennifer_wethe @DrEPieroth @bikeradar Yes, but out of the lab, in real world, no headgear has shown any benefit in #concusion reduction