Comments on: Neck Strength May Prevent Concussions https://www.athletico.com/2011/08/23/neck-strength-may-prevent-concussions-2/ Better for every body. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 19:16:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Patrick Houlahan https://www.athletico.com/2011/08/23/neck-strength-may-prevent-concussions-2/#comment-633 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:56:08 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/blog/?p=171#comment-633 Great Article. I played football through college, Rugby for 20 years, and I fly fighter jets for the Marine Corps. Most of the concussions I was aware of often occured not from an initial hit, but from the body hitting the ground and the head boucing off the turf. I believe in the theory that a stronger neck and one that is exercised in all ROM (especially in the diagnols), could help reduce this type of injury. Please take a look at our device (www.NeckXSystems.com) as a convenient way to work out the neck and build neck strength.

]]> By: Colin R https://www.athletico.com/2011/08/23/neck-strength-may-prevent-concussions-2/#comment-12 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:28:23 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/blog/?p=171#comment-12 Good topic, neck strength is a very crucial area when it comes to wrestling and MMA as well. Your article makes perfect sense to me. While scientists can debate against it’s correlation you cannot help but logically think about it and tell me that it’s not related.

I think football may be tough to study and accurately evaluate this correlation due to so many unknown factors:force of a hit, velocity of a hit, the direction from where it is coming from, etc. etc.

Good topic

]]> By: Dave Heidloff https://www.athletico.com/2011/08/23/neck-strength-may-prevent-concussions-2/#comment-9 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:54:20 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/blog/?p=171#comment-9 @Adam – Thanks for the comment! I think you’re definitely right about how seriously some take neck-specific strength training when it comes to higher level competition combat sports. Now I’m hoping we can get some people talking about neck strengthening at the lower levels (high school and even college). Seeing some of the strengthening programs firsthand, I can attest to many putting a heavy emphasis on building power and strength to deliver hits, but not much emphasis on building up “armor” for taking hits.

]]> By: Adam https://www.athletico.com/2011/08/23/neck-strength-may-prevent-concussions-2/#comment-8 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:27:19 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/blog/?p=171#comment-8 No one who is serious about combat sports neglects the neck…gotta be able to take a hit. Same is true with football too.

]]> By: readgrice https://www.athletico.com/2011/08/23/neck-strength-may-prevent-concussions-2/#comment-7 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:08:44 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/blog/?p=171#comment-7 Even I can understand this! Protect your neck.

]]> By: @tarynrom https://www.athletico.com/2011/08/23/neck-strength-may-prevent-concussions-2/#comment-6 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:42:04 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/blog/?p=171#comment-6 Congrats on getting the blogging job, Dave! Great first read!

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