Motorcycle Helmets Protect Against Neck Injury
Helmets have had a substantial impact on traumatic brain injury prevention. However, another concern stemming from using helmets was whether the helmet actually increased the incidence of spine injury. The weight of the helmet is was thought suffered the neck to linear and rotational injury with trauma.
A new study debunks the myth that helmets increase neck injury. A review of U.S. National Trauma Databank information on more than 40,000 motorcycle collisions between 2002 and 2006, and found that riders wearing helmets were 22 percent less likely to suffer cervical spine injury than those without helmets.
The study could prompt legislatures and lawmakers to revisit the issue of mandatory helmet laws. Over the past 15 years, a number of states have repealed their mandatory motorcycle helmet laws after lobbying from anti-helmet activists who often cite a small, 25-year-old study that suggested that the weight of a motorcycle helmet increased the risk of spine injuries. However, many experts say the study used flawed statistical reasoning.
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Helmets are really necessary for safety and help alot. so everyone should use helmets while riding motorcycle..
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