Increased head shoulder injuries in ice hockey may signal need for safer equipment

 There is the consideration of how kids get their equipment, the quality of their equipment and the fit of their equipment. In a sport like hockey where there is high velocity and high impact, making sure that you have well-fitting helmets and pads is important, Sheena C. Ranade, MD, associate professor of pediatric orthopedic surgery in the Leni and Peter W. May department of orthopedic surgery and director of the comprehensive neuromuscular care clinic at Mount Sinai s Icahn School of Medicine, told Healio.  Making sure that protective gear is keeping up with their growth is important as well because they grow rapidly in adolescence.