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Not all sports headgear is designed for the same purpose. If concussion risk reduction is the concern, the most important question is whether the product is designed and tested to reduce rotational force transmission to the brain.

Indoor climbing and bouldering can involve repeated head impacts, awkward falls, and wall strikes. Mats help reduce impact with hard surfaces, but they do not stop rotational forces reaching the brain. Here is how climbers should think about brain protection, concussion protection, and repeated head impacts indoors.