Sports Medicine

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Sports Medicine

• Injury Prevention
• Protective Equipment

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Daily Objectives

• Content Objectives
• List the different types of protective equipment.
• Understand how to properly fit football
  equipment.
• Language Objectives
• Copy notes off of power point.
• Fit shoulder pads and helmets.

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Pace Lap Activity

• Please list as many different forms of protective
  equipment as you can think of.
• 5 minutes

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Pace Lap Activity
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Protective Equipment

• Helmet
• Football
• Lacrosse
• Batting
• Shoulder pads
• Thigh Pads
• Knee Pads
• Shoulder Pads
• Chest Protector
• Shin Guard
• Mouthpiece

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Who is Responsible?

• Any member of the sports medicine team that is
  trained to properly fit equipment.
• Certified Athletic Trainer
• Equipment Manager
• Coach
• Physician
• Ensuring that each participant has the
  appropriate protective equipment and that it fits
  properly is a legal responsibility for the
  sponsoring organization.

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The Football Helmet

• Purpose
• To decrease the linear forces that are
  transmitted during a hit.
• To protect the face, scalp, and skull.
• The Helmet Should Never Be Used As A Weapon

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Fitting The Helmet

1. Measure head circumference 1 inch above eyebrow.
2. Place helmet on wet head.
3. Check height of helmet.
4. It should rest about 1 inch or 2 finger widths
   above the eyebrows
5. Check the rear of the helmet.
6. Does the back of the helmet cover the base of the
   skull?
7. Check the inside of the helmet.
8. Do the jaw pads touch the face?
9. Test the helmet by pushing down on the top and
   trying to rotate the helmet form side to side.

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The Mouthpiece

• Two Types
• Boil and Bite
• Can be purchased at any sporting goods store.
• Inexpensive
• Provides sufficient protection if it used
  correctly.
• Custom
• Must be constructed by a dentists to fit the
  athletes teeth.
• More expensive
• Provides the best protection

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Fitting Shoulder Pads

1. Ask about previous injuries.
2. Find out their position.
3. Place shoulder pads on athlete.
4. Ensure that they fit and protect what they
   should.
5. Snug around the chest and through the axilla.
6. There should be ½ to ¾ inch clearance from the
   neck to the pad.
7. Pads should cover (Through the Full Range of
   Motion)
8. The Sternoclavicular joint.
9. The anterior, middle, and posterior deltoids.
10. The Acromioclavicular joint
11. The Scapula and Sternum