Originally Posted by
Miele Man
From what I've read helmets, or at least most helmets, are NOT designed to prevent concussions. MIPs and Wave Cell seem to be two that do take concussion prevention seriously but just how good are they really?
Cheers
That's an overstatement. Pretty much any helmet will reduce the likelihood of concussions, although their primary function is to prevent fractures and the like. Reducing the shock of a linear impact, which they all are designed to do, will reduce the degree of "sloshing" the brain does. Only some helmets are designed to reduce rotational forces, which is basically entirely an issue of concussions.
As far as the effectiveness of Mips and WaveCell, the theory seems good, and the real world data is probably never going to be good, so I'm betting on it in the absence of any good reason not to.
BTW, the biggest reason there will never be good clinical data on this is that odds are that good outcomes are going to basically be invisible. How do you measure prevented concussions? Who calls the ambulance for a crash you walk away from unscathed?