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Finally on our list of ways to prevent burners on the football field is the mini side roll restrictor.
Don’t let the mini name fool you. For as small as these things are they offer a mountain of protection from neck burners and stingers.
They snap easily to the butterfly restrictor and the shoulder pads and together you have the ultimate in helmet stability.
As always, they offer maximum support without sacrificing mobility.
Be prepared to pay close to $50 for these and $50 for the butterfly restrictor.
Maximum protection is never cheap, but neither is the alternative, that being a trip to the ER or a specialist as well as a dent in your insurance premiums.

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In football, one of the most common injuries which usually go otherwise unreported are what’s called burners or stingers.
Burners (stingers) are neck injuries that cause acute pain, that feels like a burning, pinching or shock that runs from the base of the skull to the shoulder or along the neck. This pain is quite intense, and may be frightening, but subsides quickly. It is thought to be caused when a quick movement causes the compression or pinching of the bundle of nerves (brachial plexus) that run from the back of the neck into the arm. This often occurs from a twisting of the neck and head, or an impact from the side (mostly found in football). In addition to an acute pain and shock from the shoulder down into the arm and fingers, there may be numbness, burning or weakness in the arm. Usually this acute pain lasts only a minutes or two and goes away completely.

Causes of burners and stingers
Although often seen in car accident injuries, they are most commonly found in football players due to poor football equipment.

Treatment
Usually the pain subsides in a minute without any long-term problems. See a physician if the injury that caused the burnier was severe 9such as an impact) to rule out a serious condition such as a slipped disk or spinal cord problem. Seek immediate medical attention if both of your arms are affected, ou received a blow to the head.

If this occurs during sports, you need to be sure all your symptoms resolve entirely before you return to the game. If you return too quickly, the risk of re-injury is high.

Preventing Stingers and burners
For football players, the only way to avoid these common injuries is through the use of the proper protective gear such as:

• Shoulder Pad Neck Roll – these work by stabilizing the helmet. They attach securely to the shoulder pads
• Neck Roll Restrictor – This is an added layer of protection which is added to the shoulder pad neck roll piece. This attaches to the shoulder pads and neck roll piece. Optimal stability is found with this extra piece added onto the neck roll. It is highly recommended these two piece are used together at all times during any type of play (practice and regular games).
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• Lateral Restrictors – This piece goes over the shoulder pad neck roll on each side to offer additional neck protection. Once again, this is protective upgrade. Adding lateral restrictors along with this restrictor to your neck roll for optimal stability. You cannot go wrong.
• Butterfly Restrictor – This piece is the ultimate sting prevention pad in the football equipment lineup. The butterfly restrictor was developed in conjunction with division I-A equipment managers. This piece attaches securely and comfortably to shoulder pads. If you wanna make sure you’ll never have to see the doctors, go ahead and add mini side rolls to your butterfly restrictor for ultimate stability.
• Mini Side Roll Restrictors – last but not least, we cannot forget about the mini side roll restrictors. These rolls attach on the sides of the butterfly restrictor to offer the ultimate in helmet stability. With a good mini roll restrictor, you will still be able to have enough movement to easily see around you all while keeping your helmet stiff and stable. You do not wanna head out onto the field without this. (Trust me, I know).

Check back later when I will go through various brands and makes of restrictors and rolls and give you my recommendation on which is the choice for you!