A helmet for your head and spine
Posted 11.18.2008 at 4:00 pm Comments

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Every year, hundreds of athletes suffer crippling spinal-cord injuries. The Pro-Neck-Tor, invented by medical engineer Peter Cripton of the University of British Columbia, is the first helmet designed to guard the spine.

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