Protective Equipment Chapter 7 Athletic Injuries ATC 222 Protective Equipment Chapter 7

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

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

Purpose of Protective Equipment Shock/Force Absorb Disperse Weapon?

Head Protection Football helmet Types NOCSAE Fitting on page 116-117 suspended (old) padded combination NOCSAE Fitting on page 116-117

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

Face Protection Face guards football ice hockey baseball lacrosse

Mouth Protection Mouth Guard Types stock commercial custom fitted

Ear Protection Wrestling Boxing What is this condition?

Eye Protection Goggles Eye Glasses/Corrective lenses case hardened plastic lenses photochromic

Neck Protection Neck rolls “Cowboy Collar”

Shoulder Protection Shoulder Pad Types Fitting on pages 122-123 flat cantilever Fitting on pages 122-123 Customized foam pads

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

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

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

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