The effect of visors on head and facial injury in National Hockey League players

S. T. Stevens; M. Lassonde; L. de Beaumont; J. P. Keenan

doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2006.03.025

The effect of visors on head and facial injury in National Hockey League players

S. T. Stevens, M. Lassonde, L. de Beaumont, J. P. Keenan

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Abstract

There has been an increase in the number of concussions sustained by players in the National Hockey League (NHL). While wearing a helmet is now required by the NHL, the face visor remains optional. It is unknown to what degree face visors influence concussion, other head injury and eye-injury rates at the professional level. Data from the 2001-2002 NHL season were examined. It was found that wearing a face visor did not significantly influence the prevalence of concussion. Visor protection did, however, minimise eye-injuries and other, non-concussion head injuries. These data suggest that, while a visor may prevent some head and eye-injuries, other measures may be necessary to reduce the number of concussions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	238-242
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume	9
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2006.03.025
State	Published - Jun 2006

Keywords

Concussions
Face visor
Head injuries
Ice hockey
National Hockey League (NHL)
Visor

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