Equipment required for engaging in a sport (such as balls, bats, rackets, skis, skates, ropes, weights) and devices for the protection of athletes during their performance (such as masks, gloves, mouth pieces).
Sports Medicine
The field of medicine concerned with physical fitness and the diagnosis and treatment of injuries sustained in exercise and sports activities.
Doping in Sports
Illegitimate use of substances for a desired effect in competitive sports. It includes humans and animals.
Equipment and Supplies
Expendable and nonexpendable equipment, supplies, apparatus, and instruments that are used in diagnostic, surgical, therapeutic, scientific, and experimental procedures.
Athletic Injuries
Injuries incurred during participation in competitive or non-competitive sports.
Equipment and Supplies, Hospital
Any materials used in providing care specifically in the hospital.
Racquet Sports
Games in which players use a racquet to hit a ball or similar type object.
Durable Medical Equipment
Devices which are very resistant to wear and may be used over a long period of time. They include items such as wheelchairs, hospital beds, artificial limbs, etc.
Equipment Design
Methods of creating machines and devices.
Protective Devices
Devices designed to provide personal protection against injury to individuals exposed to hazards in industry, sports, aviation, or daily activities.
Athletes
Individuals who have developed skills, physical stamina and strength or participants in SPORTS or other physical activities.
Athletic Performance
Carrying out of specific physical routines or procedures by one who is trained or skilled in physical activity. Performance is influenced by a combination of physiological, psychological, and socio-cultural factors.