The skull evolved for protection against blunt force. Modern acceleration and rotational forces expose the brain to new injury risks. We must rethink brain protection strategies.

Christopher Hawley’s shearing brain injury and death was caused by the defectively designed X2 roller coaster at the park in Valencia, located in Los Angeles County, California, where Hawley visited ...

A family has filed a wrong death lawsuit against Six Flags Magic Mountain after 22-year-old Christopher Hawley allegedly died ...

disc injuries in the neck and how they present themselves. The intervertebral discs are fibrocartilaginous pads made of concentric rings of fibrocartilage that are designed to absorb shock, shear ...

2007). Rapid rotation, common in contact sports, causes shearing injuries to nerve fibers, disrupting communication between different brain regions (Meaney & Smith, 2011). Repetitive minor shocks ...

Christopher Hawley’s shearing brain injury and death was caused by the defectively designed X2 roller coaster at the park in Valencia, located in Los Angeles County, California, where Hawley ...