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independent study by Great Lakes EMS Inc . amassed ten years of data to publish a report on the effectiveness of wearing a neck brace . Citing data from 9,430 patients , the study showed that death from a cervical spinal injury is 69-percent more likely without a neck brace . Non-critical ( non-fatal ) cervical spinal injuries are 75-percent more likely without a neck brace . Additionally , this independent study showed that collarbone fractures were 45-percent more likely WITHOUT a neck brace . These independent studies mirror what Leatt has seen in their own test lab .
This authentic origin story is refreshing , especially as the action sports market has evolved into big business . While many brands in this space have fallen prey to the demands of short-term profiteering – often at the expense of the end user – Leatt say they remain committed to protecting riders . Now , twenty years after that lifechanging moment , Dr . Leatt is still central to the brand . He regularly works in the test lab alongside biomedical engineers , lab technicians and product developers .
" We ’ ve attracted some of the brightest minds in the industry ,” says Dr . Leatt . “ People are drawn to Leatt because it ’ s rewarding to know that fundamentally their jobs revolve around saving lives .
" When we started , I never expected Leatt to be a fashionable lifestyle brand . But some of the most talented , and some of the coolest designers wanted to be a part of
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