Welcome to Useful Links. Here you will web resources that are helpful in studying, completing assignments doing research. You can sort the list by subject, web address (Link) or by description using the Sort buttons above each column. New resources may be added as the school year continues, so check back for updates! |
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| Site | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anatomy Labs | Anatomy | Videos for the Muscle Lab |
| Joints video | Anatomy | Helps with the Joints Lab - identifying different types of joints |
| Language of Anatomy | Anatomy | Review the anatomy terms used in sports medicine |
| Movements | Anatomy | Covers most of the movements from the Language of Anatomy list |
| Movements explained | Anatomy | Some of the motions are different than what we learned; dorsiflexion & plantar flexion |
| Muscle Atlas | Anatomy | Choose Lower Extremity (legs) or Upper Extremity (arms), then choose any muscle to see it's location, action & more info. |
| Skeleton tutorials | Anatomy | Identify the major bones |
| Synovial joint types | Anatomy | Watch a 5min. video on all six synovial joints |
| Special tests for the Ankle | Ankle | Anterior drawer & talar tilt tests |
| Above the Influence | Drugs | Video & web anti-drug ads. |
| Natural High | Drugs | The movement that encourages youth to follow their passions & talents. |
| Scripts | Drugs | Samples of movie scripts |
| What You Don't Know | Drugs | Archived version of the article about supplements. |
| CDC Concussion data | Head | Find statistics and facts on concussion |
| CDC Head's Up | Head | Concussion statistics and information |
| Neuroscience games | Head | Test your memory with these games for your brain. |
| Outside the Lines - Jim McMahon | Head | Interview with one of the greatest quarterbacks from the 80's. |
| Second Impact Syndrome | Head | Story of a high school student who suffered a 2nd concussion before 1st concussion symptoms resolved. |
| Should helmets be banned from football? | Head | Op ed article that entertains the idea that perhaps a return to no helmets would change the playing style to reduce head injuries. |
| Soccer's Concussion Crisis | Head | Is heading the ball dangerous? |
| Stop light test | Head | Test your reaction time |
| USA Today article | Head | Story about a concussion report providing facts for parents. |
| American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine | Injuries | Explore the library of images and articles. |
| Jobs in Sports Science | Injuries | From soccer teams to the balance beam, scientists help athletes perform their best |
| Medline Plus | Injuries | Look up information on any medical condition or injury. |
| Virtual Sports Injury Clinic | Injuries | A virtual encyclopedia of sports injuries. |
| Dislocated patella | Knee | Dislocation of patella |
| Knee Anatomy video | Knee | Explains all the parts of the knee. |
| Heads Up | Neck | Risks of improper tackling |
| Sports Science Spearing | Neck | Impact of spearing |
| Carbohydrate loading | Nutrition articles | How to glycogen load; sample meal plan |
| Eat Right Sports | Nutrition articles | Articles on finding proper sports nutrition |
| Gatorade Sports Science Institute | Nutrition articles | Click on Publications to read articles. |
| Nutrition and Athlete Performance | Nutrition articles | Scroll down & read the Key Points section |
| True Sport Nutrition Guide | Nutrition articles | Gives some specific numbers & ways to create your plan |
| BMI | Nutrition tools | Use the Adult or Child & Teen calculator |
| Calorie calculator (ExRx) | Nutrition tools | Use the calorie calculator here to get an accurate TDEE. |
| ExRx.net | Nutrition tools | Health and nutrition information. |
| Nutrient Database | Nutrition tools | The original database for Nutritiondata.com - has even more foods you can search. |
| Nutrition Data | Nutrition tools | Look up the nutritional facts for any food. |
| ATC programs | Research | Find universities that have accredited Athletic Training Programs |
| Evaluating Sources | Research | Tips on how to tell if a website has 'good' information. Read all 4 sections on how to evaluate a resource. |
| MLA format guide | Research | Tool to help cite sources using MLA format. |
| Dwayne Wade dislocation | Shoulder | Dwayne pushes off and suffers a minor glenohumeral dislocation. |
| Shoulder reduction, 7min. | Shoulder | Guy dislocated his shoulder and needs reduction. WARNING: contains images of needle injection. |
| Shoulder reduction (Spanish) | Shoulder | Watch how external rotation and other movements are used to reduce a glenohumeral dislocation. |
| Ankle | Taping | Fast, without figure 8's |
| Ankle Basket Weave | Taping | Complete ankle tape job |
| Arch | Taping | Full arch tape job |
| Spica | Taping | Ankle spica (elastic bandage) |
| Teardrop | Taping | Good demo of teardrops (part of the arch tape job) |
| Wrist | Taping | Full wrist hyperextension tape job |
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