Q Collar

[Anonymous]

Heard these are to reduce concussion.

Are they at all popular in DMV lax? Looking for anecdotal data

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[Anonymous]

My DD (high school) just had her first concussion and asked me to order one for her. So, I don't have any data to share other than I'm getting her one.

They don't prevent concussions but instead protect the brain, per everything I've read about them. I'll take what I can get. Plus, if my DD feels more comfortable on the field wearing one, then I will get it for her. I think there will be a bit of a mental hurdle when she gets back out on the field. She knows at least two other girls who wear one.

My health care FSA covered the cost, FYI.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't say they are popular but a couple of boys on our HS team wear them - mostly kids who have had prior concussions.

[Anonymous]

We have a couple of girls on our hs team with histories of concussions so they wear them. Can't speak to their effectiveness. The two players feel more confident when wearing them.

[Anonymous]

There's zero science behind them and they are a scam. $100 necklace you're allowed to wear in a game.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's zero science behind them and they are a scam. $100 necklace you're allowed to wear in a game.

I wouldn't say zero. They applied for FDA approval and submitted several studies that the FDA concluded said "appear to indicate protection of the brain associated with device use" and the FDA found "no significant adverse events were associated with device use."

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-authorizes-marketing-novel-device-help-protect-athletes-brains-during-head-impacts

Not saying it works but if it gives you confidence and could protect the brain with no downside (other than the $100) then you make the call.

[Anonymous]

This is a scam.

https://www.concussionalliance.org/blog/increased-profile-of-q-collar-invites-further-discussion

[Anonymous]

Please educate yourself before you make your kid wear this

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-real-science-of-sport-podcast/id1461719225?i=1000626064254

[Anonymous]

Read the 2022 NYT article about them. I don’t see how reducing blood flow to the brain is a good thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Read the 2022 NYT article about them. I don’t see how reducing blood flow to the brain is a good thing.

This! it's a novel idea and we need more novel ideas to help protect the brain but i don't think this is it!

[Anonymous]

Two studies submitted to the FDA were based on male football players who wear a full helmet. The only study with females were two soccer teams. FDA cleared is not the same as approved, the process is less rigorous. As a parent with a daughter who has had two concussions, I wanted this product to offer the protection it claims. But it just doesn’t. And the women’s helmet isn’t the answer either.

[Anonymous]

Wearing this is like taking a few extra vitamin C's. It's FDA cleared and likely have no negative effects.

I have several FDA and NIH friends telling me this is just a gimmick.

[Anonymous]

Mechanism of protection just doesn't make sense to me. More worried about performance impact and syncope with this, than the generic risk of concussion in lacrosse.

[Anonymous]

I think the scary part is that it gives kids MORE confidence and they think they can kit harder

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the scary part is that it gives kids MORE confidence and they think they can kit harder

You would think that.