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<blockquote data-quote="Which Tyler" data-source="post: 921695" data-attributes="member: 73592"><p>Correct - not much evidence for scrum caps specifically; but plenty for just about every other risky activity undertaken by human beings.</p><p></p><p>Well... it would have made you more likely to take risks with your head - unless you are unique in human history. We now have 1 study that suggests scrum caps can reduce impact to the outside of the skull. We still have 0 studies showing that they reduce incidence of mTBI (which happens inside the sull, not outside) - whilst we DO still have a fair few saying that they make no difference whatsoever.</p><p></p><p>According to science; if you had your wish, you'd have been MORE likely to suffer concussion than if you made the choices that you did; whilst there's no evidence either way that the concussion you did suffer would have been milder, or more severe, had you been wearing a scrum cap.</p><p></p><p>ETA: You would, most likely, have suffered significantly fewer bruises, cuts, grazes etc to your head, with consequently less scar tissue such as cauliflower ears etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Which Tyler, post: 921695, member: 73592"] Correct - not much evidence for scrum caps specifically; but plenty for just about every other risky activity undertaken by human beings. Well... it would have made you more likely to take risks with your head - unless you are unique in human history. We now have 1 study that suggests scrum caps can reduce impact to the outside of the skull. We still have 0 studies showing that they reduce incidence of mTBI (which happens inside the sull, not outside) - whilst we DO still have a fair few saying that they make no difference whatsoever. According to science; if you had your wish, you'd have been MORE likely to suffer concussion than if you made the choices that you did; whilst there's no evidence either way that the concussion you did suffer would have been milder, or more severe, had you been wearing a scrum cap. ETA: You would, most likely, have suffered significantly fewer bruises, cuts, grazes etc to your head, with consequently less scar tissue such as cauliflower ears etc. [/QUOTE]
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