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Protective Sports Equipment

Protective Sports Equipment. Introduction.

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Protective Sports Equipment

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  1. Protective Sports Equipment

  2. Introduction Modifications and improvements in protective equipment for sports continues to occur. Protective equipment is generally recognized as a viable method of preventing both initial injury as well as re-injury. Currently there is a need for better standards and rules related to the design, selection and use of protective equipment.

  3. Legal Concerns • Increased Litigation • Product Liability • Avoiding Litigation Related to Equipment • Buy best possible from reputable manufacturer • Follow manufacturers directions • Maintain equipment properly and warn participants about dangers of improper use. • Routinely inspect and replace defective equipment

  4. Head Protection • Football Helmets NOCSAE Certification Types of helmets in use today • Hockey and Baseball/Softball Helmets • Face Protection • Throat and Mouth Protection • Ear and Eye Protection • Neck Protection

  5. Trunk & Thorax Protection • Importance of Chest Protection • Football Shoulder Pads • Breast Protection/Support • Rib Protection • Hip, Buttocks & Tail Pads • Groin and Genitalia

  6. Footwear & Ankle Supports • Shoes • Commercial Foot Pads • Ankle Braces - Spat-Type braces - Air Stirrup - Others • Shin and Lower Leg • Thigh and Upper Leg • Ankle brace video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFmj-ytQ5Bc&feature=related

  7. Knee Braces • Knee Pads • Knee Braces • Prophylatic knee braces • Neoprene and elastic sleeves • Patello-femoral braces • Functional knee braces • Rehabilitative knee braces

  8. Knee Brace Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hupLM5HFP8

  9. Construction of Protective Devices • Custom Pad and Orthotic Materials - Soft materials - Thermomoldable plastics - Casting materials • Tools and Materials Available • Custom Foot Orthotics - Semi-soft, semi-rigid, and rigid

  10. Summary • Athletic Trainers should know how to select and properly fit protective equipment for all parts of the body in a variety of sports. • Head protection, especially the fitting, maintenance, and proper use of football helmets should be a major liability concern. • How well do ankle & knee braces work? • Know how to customize protective pads.

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