Sara Gould, M.D., MPH, associate professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, was a recent guest on UAB Medicine's podcast, UAB MedCast. This podcast series is geared toward medical professionals who wish to learn about new advances in academic medicine and surgery. This on-the-go tool allows listeners to collect continuing medical education credit with each episode.

In Gould’s episode, titled “Hold Your Horses! Equestrian Helmet Facts, Fiction & Future Research,” Gould and Kevin Schrum, Ph.D., discuss their research on equestrian helmets and explain the importance of helmets in mitigating devastating injuries such as traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Their ongoing research investigating how to limit the rotational acceleration of the brain during impact via helmets has suggested that most helmets (even less-expensive ones) do protect the wearer well from many of the worst injuries in the sport.

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