Safeguard Your Health |
| Bacterial infection found within sports equipment is a real danger. The Center for Disease Control & Prevention sites 5 ways in which bacteria and infections spread: Crowding, Contact, Cuts and abrasions, Contamination of items and surfaces, lack of Cleanliness. Contact sports often involve crowding of people, skin contact, cuts, contamination of locker rooms and lack of cleanliness when it comes to protective gear (helmets, pads, gloves, etc). |
What are the health risks? |
| Sports padding for hockey players, football players and lacrosse players, for example, are the ideal breeding ground for trouble. One of the main reasons for athletes susceptibility is that sweat softens skin and impairs its main barrier the stratum corneum. Athletic equipment obstructs the skin, creating a warm, moist environment for bacteria growth. Skin-to-skin and equipment-to-skin contact among athletes can promote rapid spreading of bacteria. |
What's growing in my gear? |
| Staph (Staphylococci), Strep (Streptococcaceae), Mold, Norwalk Virus (Caliciviridae), Environmental Bacteria, and Ringworm (Tinea) are all contaminents that can be found in sports gear. Bacterial and infectious diseases are becoming more resistant to antibiotics. In 2003, the US Center for Disease Control issued a warning to the public about new forms of "super bugs", including MRSA, that have grown resistant to modern medicine and threaten the health and safety of the general public, especially athletes. As a solution to this expanding threat, GearRx uses specially designed systems that not only remove the offensive odor, but also safeguard your health by annihilating bacteria from your protective gear. |
How can I protect myself? |
| NATA, the National Athletic Trainers Association, strongly recommend cleaning and disinfect protective equipment such as helmets, shoulder pads, catchers equipment and hockey goalie equipment on a regular basis.
Cleaning you gear at least once a year (and preferably at mid season and end of the season) will keep bacteria growth and contamination at bay. |
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