Research Article
Potential of Soft-Shelled Rugby Headgear to Reduce Linear Impact Accelerations
Table 3
Mean (SD) composite percentage reduction values compared to no headgear.
| | PLA Reduction | HIC Reduction | | 238 mm | 610 mm | 912 mm | 238 mm | 610 mm | 912 mm |
| | Headgear 1 | 18.5 (2.2) | 7.2 (2.2) | 6.5 (1.2) | 32.4 (3.7) | 13.3 (2.4) | 12.4 (2.2) | | Headgear 2 | 17.8 (1.9) | 7.9 (2.2) | 7.2 (1.5) | 29.7 (3.3) | 14.7 (2.4) | 12.5 (2.8) | | Headgear 3 | 16.2 (3.0) | 7.8 (2.9) | 5.6 (1.8) | 29.2 (4.8) | 14.9 (3.5) | 11.7 (2.4) | | Headgear 4 | 32.6 (2.7) | 21.5 (3.4) | 19.9 (3.1) | 50.0 (4.0) | 34.7 (3.9) | 33.9 (4.6) | | Headgear 5 | 39.7 (3.1) | 31.7 (3.5) | 29.9 (2.7) | 57.3 (4.0) | 49.6 (4.5) | 47.4 (3.8) | | Headgear 6 | 45.3 (2.6) | 33.6 (3.3) | 32.4 (2.4) | 62.7 (3.1) | 51.6 (3.9) | 50.9 (2.9) |
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