Vocab
Develops the minimum safety standards for sports equipment (helmets, pads, lacrosse balls)
What is NOCSAE?
What is the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment?
Pre-made equipment.
What is stock? What is off-the-shelf?
What are mouth guards?
These lense move with the ear and will not fog up.
What are contact lenses?
The many different areas of sport related to performance and injury
What is sports medicine?
Protects an athlete from laryngotracheal injury.
What is throat protection?
These helmets are designed to protect the head during one impact.
What are cycling helmets?
These are formed by placing mold into boiling water.
What are commercial mouth guards?
May slip on sweat, become bent or fog up and can take away some peripheral vision.
What are the disadvantages of glasses?
This science is the study of human anatomy while it is in motion, combining physics, anatomy, and exercise.
What is biomechanics?
The portion of the shoe that prevents medial and lateral rolling of the foot.
What is the heel counter?
These are bulky and disperse force into the pads rather than the shoulder. Designed for players who block and tackle.
What are cantilevered shoulder pads?
Not commonly used in most sports but they do prevent irritation and deformities of the ear/
What are ear guards?
These prevent excessive horizontal and vertical movements.
What are sport bras?
A skin wound in which the skin is torn from the body
What is an avulsion?
Used following surgical repair of the knee, has hinges that allow for ROM to be adjusted over time.
What is the rehabilitative brace?
Blend of socks recommended for an athlete who sweats a lot.
What is a cotton/poly blend?
These are made by using a mold from an impression of an athlete’s maxillary arch
What are custom-made mouth guards?
These cover the deltoid (shoulder) and allow for movement while offering extra protection for the shoulder
What are epaulet pads?
Pale/clammy skin, low blood flow, rapid or weak pulse, rapid or shallow breathing
What are signs of shock?
Brace that provides medial and lateral support.
What is the neoprene brace?
An orthopedic device used to help treat plantar fasciitis.
What are heel cups?
These are necessary in sports with fast-moving projectiles to protect the orbital cavity.
What are eyeguards or glasses?
These are used to prevent injury to the MCL
What are knee braces?
This is how long HBV can live on dried surfaces.
What is 7 days?
What is a week?