See Mr. Maison if you have questions regarding the following topics.
Some topics also include downloadable documents!

Topic	Downloads
Anatomy of Common Injuries: The downloads are pictures of common sites of injury, provided by the makers of Tylenol pain medicine.	The Neck The Shoulder The Elbow The Wrist The Knee The Ankle
Ankles Strengthening: Strong ankles in combination with lace-up ankle braces greatly reduce the risk and severity of sport-related ankle sprains.	Ankle Strengthening Pre-habilitation Program
Breathing abnormalities: Audio samples obtained from www.rale.ca or www.vhu.org Actual asthma attacks are quite scary in real life.	Listen to what a real asthma attack sounds like. (QuickTime required) Hear what wheClick Wheezingeezing sounds like, .  (QuickTime required) After listening to asthma, compare it to normal breathing: Click here. (Windows Media Player Required)
Commotio cordis Heart Failure after being struck in the chest by a ball or player.	Online Medical Journal Article
Emergency Action Plan (EAP) Have an Emergency Action Plan (EAP) - in the event of a catastrophic incident, a program should be in place to care for an athlete in a quick and efficient manner.  Contact Mr. Maison for more information.	Plans should include but are not limited to: Who is going to call 911? Who is going to provide first aid? Who will direct an ambulance to the scene?  Who will accompany the athlete to the hospital? Which parent/guardian will be contacted? Which hospital will the athlete be going to?
Equipment Fitting	See Mr. Maison for proper safe equipment fitting
Heat Illness: Here is a quick & basic, but not absolute, guide to Temperature and Humidity to be used with the weather listed on this site's home page.  These suggestions are NOT supported by Weather.com or the weather channel.	Temperature and Humidity
Lightning safety:	If you hear it, clear it. If you see it, FLEE IT!!!
Physical Exams (PPEs) 1.   First and foremost, physical exams are meant to find any underlying medical conditions which may prevent you from playing a sport, or increase your chances of becoming injured while playing sports, and thus taking appropriate action to correct those conditions.	High School PPE 2.   Physical exams are also a way of giving the coaching staff important information regarding your health needs should something happen to you. For example, in a worst-case scenario where a student-athlete is knocked unconscious and bleeding, EMTs or Paramedics must know what kinds of medicine is being taken by the patient, so that if they need to administer some kind of medicine there are no adverse drug interactions which could worsen the situation.
Shin Splints:	A handout on what they are and how to care for them.
Skin infections: MRSA -- An antibiotic resistant form of Staph infection. Click on the thumbnail to view a larger picture.	MRSA Poster MRSA Brochure
Nutrition We highly recommend visiting the Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI) website at www.GSSIWeb.org where the researchers behind the popular sports drink share their expert knowledge in sports nutrition as well as the following topics:	Weight loss Female Athlete Triad Supplements How to read a sports drink label Improving performance through diet (Microsoft Word 2 pages) Hydration Essentials (Powerpoint) NATA nutrition guidelines
Stretching techniques: (courtesy of VHI's stretching program)	Leg stretches, click here. Arm / shoulder stretches, click here. Neck / Back stretches, click here.
Youth Sports Safety	Youth Sports Injuries Poster

1. Heat illness
   Below is a quick & basic, but not absolute, guide to Temperature and Humidity to be used with the weather listed in the page border.  These suggestions are NOT supported by Weather.com or the weather channel.

   	Under 70 % Humidity	Over 70% Humidity
   Temp. is 80-90 °F	Watch the athletes/people who are overweight/obese, and unconditioned for any signs of heat illness.	Take a 10-minute rest every hour. Tee shirts should be changed when wet.  Constantly and carefully supervise all players.
   Temp. is 90-100 °F	Take a 10-minute rest every hour. Tee shirts should be changed when wet.  Constantly and carefully supervise all players.	Suspend Practice for the Day!!!
   Over 100 °F	Suspend Practice for the Day!!!	Suspend Practice for the Day!!!

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• Ankles- Strong ankles in combination with lace-up ankle braces greatly reduce the risk and severity of sport-related ankle sprains.
  Tiger Basketball Ankle Strengthening Pre-habilitation Program: Click here
• Knees - Muscle re-education and jump training can help to reduce the risk of knee injuries. Coming Soon!
• Shoulders - A shoulder strengthening program such as The Thrower's Ten from Johns Hopkins University Hospital can improve shoulder stability to keep the "baseball on the golf tee" within the shoulder, and improve throwing performance.
  The Throwers Ten Exercises Program: Click here
• "Core" Muscles - Strengthening the abdominals and para-spinals can help to reduce low back pain, increase power in baseball/softball/soccer/ hockey, and improve force transmission in football and wrestling.  

  The program recommended by Mr. Maison, has been created by the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers' Society (PBATS) and contains the following sub-categories.  To view or download this program, click here.

  • Beginner
  • Intermediate
  • Advanced
  • Physio-ball workout
  • Medicine Ball workout

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