Steve Rowson
@strowson
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Virginia Tech professor, biomechanist, concussion researcher, helmet enthusiast.
Blacksburg, VA
Joined April 2017
We've just added another 20 models to our bicycle helmet ratings in collaboration with @IIHS_autosafety. See the ratings here:.
helmet.beam.vt.edu
Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings - Bike helmets have been tested to evaluate their ability to reduce brain injury risk.
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RT @BMESociety: Cycling is a leading cause of sport-related concussions globally. The bicycle STAR protocol rates a helmet’s ability to red….
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RT @Stefan_M_Duma: Youth football discussion @WakeForest during our @NIH BRP team meeting @NINDStranslate with new youth football helmet ra….
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RT @ABMEjournal: Check out this summary of our 2018 Athanasiou Student Award Session, and join us for another great session @BMESociety in….
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RT @griz1: Evolving concepts suggest that individual-specific biomechanical thresholds for #concussion #mTBI may be more accurate. #WorkToD….
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RT @CareConsortium: A new $22.5 million grant from the @NCAA and @DeptofDefense is enabling the CARE Consortium to expand its scope to stud….
medicine.iu.edu
INDIANAPOLIS — The world’s most comprehensive concussion study is being dramatically expanded with an infusion of nearly $22.5 million in new funding from the U.S. Department of Defense and the NCAA...
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RT @JApplBiomech: Laboratory Evaluation of Low-Cost Wearable Sensors.for Measuring Head Impacts in Sports. #biomec….
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RT @ABMEjournal: Repetitive head impacts throughout the season may predispose football players to concussion @strowson @jmihalik79 @Stefan_….
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Congratulations to PhD student Eamon Campolettano on this best paper award in @ABMEjournal for his drone safety work.
Thanks to our inaugural group of Athanasiou Award winners, we enjoyed your wonderful presentations at BMES! @Harry_tweets1 @ellentroche @strowson @Stefan_M_Duma @BMESociety
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This Lab Ranked the Safest Bike Helmets @outsidemagazine
outsideonline.com
According to a study by Virginia Tech, these are the safest bike helmets on the market.
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RT @BEAMvt: IT’S OFFICIAL! 🎉 @SCHEVnews has approved @virginia_tech's new undergrad degree program in biomedical engineering. The degree wi….
news.vt.edu
The new degree program will emphasize engineering fundamentals, translational technology, and hands-on learning opportunities with a goal of meeting the nation's projected demand for engineers who...
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RT @EikoFried: One of my all-time favourite papers. Only 18 citations, so I thought I should share. An MD cracked his knuckles for 50 years….
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RT @ASMEJournals: Differences in impact performance of bicycle helmets during oblique impacts #cycling #biomechanic….
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COMING TO A HEAD: Inside high school football helmet safety for Guilford and Rockingham county programs via @NewsandRecord.
greensboro.com
With concerns about concussions in football growing, helmets are the first line of protection for players. Most helmets at Guilford and Rockingham county high schools help lower the risks, but
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RT @BMESociety: Practice modifications that target high risk drills could substantially reduce head impacts in collegiate football #college….
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RT @VTsportmed: HIT System is up and running. Practice 3 under way. Head impact monitoring for @VT_Football @HokiesFB . #research. @Stefan_….
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