2. Athletic Injuries ATC 222 Protective Sports Equipment Chapter 6

3. Legal Concerns Reputable manufacturer Best equipment possible Assembled correctly Proper Maintenance Use only for intended purpose Warn athletes of use and risk

4. Legal Concerns (Cont.) Use caution in construction/modification No defective equipment Regular updates/inspection

5. Purpose of Protective Equipment Shock/Force –Absorb –Disperse Weapon?

6. Head Protection Football helmet –Types suspended (old) padded combination –NOCSAE –Fitting on page 135

7. Head Protection Ice Hockey –Canadian Standards Association –Puck and higher speeds Baseball –NOCSAE

8. Face Protection Face guards –football –ice hockey –baseball –lacrosse

9. Mouth Protection Mouth Guard Types –Ready-made stock –Commercial (boil and bite) –Custom fitted

10. Ear Protection Wrestling Boxing What is this condition?

11. Eye Protection Goggles Eye Glasses/Corrective lenses –case hardened –plastic lenses –photochromic

12. Neck Protection Neck rolls “Cowboy Collar”

13. Shoulder Protection Shoulder Pad Types –flat –cantilever Fitting on pages 141-142 Customized foam pads Rib protectors

14. Shoe Wear Critical Parts –last (stiffness and shape) –heel counter –toe box –length –width at metatarsal heads and at sole –bend of shoe –achilles pad

15. Inserts/Orthotics full insole –sorbothane arch supports heel cups custom fabricated orthotics

16. Ankle bracing lace-up vs. elastic bracing vs. taping

17. Miscellaneous Neopreme sleeves/straps –patello-femoral syndrome –Osgood-Schlatter’s Flak Jacket Fabrication of Equipment –foam/felt –heat moldable