Kinesiology 2236A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Relative Risk, Lawn

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 2236A/B
• Professor: Dave Humphreys

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01/05/2016 (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Age, sex, body composition (weight, fat mass), health (history of previous injury), physical fitness (muscle strength, joint rom), anatomy (alignment, intercondylar notch width), skill level (sport specific technique, postural stability), psychological factors (competitiveness, motivation, perception of risk) Sport factors (coach, ref), protective equipment (helmet, shin pads), environment (weather, turf/grass) Playing situation, player/opponent behaviour, gross biomechanical description (whole body), detailed biomechanical description (joint) One of the most important roles is to minimize activity related injury. Can be characterized by being: primary (prevention, secondary (prevention, tertiary (prevention, primary prevention. We use the term prevention synonymously with primary prevention. Can focus on 1 of 3 dimensions: athlete (technique, neuromuscular function, conditioning, surroundings (floor/surface friction, rules, equipment (shoe friction, protective properties) Avoiding situation all together (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) injurious situation arise (cid:1: secondary prevention.