Controversies in Adaptive Sports

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Hypertension Horner’s syndrome Tachycardia or bradycardia Muscle spasm Profuse sweating Restlessness Flushing and skin warmth above the level of SCI Seizure Cold and pale skin below the level of SCI…

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Policy and Advocacy Initiatives to Promote the Benefits of Sports Participation for Individuals with Disability

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Environmental barriers Environmental facilitators Getting to the fitness center  • Ramps too steep  • Lack of curb cuts  • Blocked curb cuts  • Insufficient parking  • Obstructed travel  • Bad weather  • Poorly functioning wheelchair  • Accessible transportation…

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Ice Sled Hockey (Sledge Hockey Outside the United States)

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© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Arthur Jason De Luigi (ed.)Adaptive Sports Medicinehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56568-2_22 22. Ice Sled Hockey (Sledge Hockey Outside the United States) Ashley D. Zapf1   and Joan P. Joyce2   (1) Andrews Institute, Gulf Breeze, FL, USA (2) MedStar…

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Rehabilitation of the Adaptive Athlete

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© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Arthur Jason De Luigi (ed.)Adaptive Sports Medicinehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56568-2_8 8. Rehabilitation of the Adaptive Athlete Ashley Lazas Puk1   and Arthur Jason De Luigi2   (1) MedStar Sports Medicine, Columbia, MD, USA (2) Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Georgetown…

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Surgical Considerations in the Adaptive Athlete

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© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Arthur Jason De Luigi (ed.)Adaptive Sports Medicinehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56568-2_7 7. Surgical Considerations in the Adaptive Athlete Kevin O’Malley1, Tyler Kent2 and Evan Argintar3   (1) Department of Orthopaedics, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA (2)…

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Review of Injury Epidemiology in Paralympic Sports

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9th Annual International Stoke Mandeville Games (1960, Rome) Paralympic sports planned for 2016–2018 Archery Athletics Dartchery Snooker Swimming Table tennis Wheelchair basketball Wheelchair fencing Winter:  IPC Alpine Skiing  IPC Biathlon…

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Technology and Biomechanics of Adaptive Sports Prostheses

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© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Arthur Jason De Luigi (ed.)Adaptive Sports Medicinehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56568-2_3 3. Technology and Biomechanics of Adaptive Sports Prostheses Arthur Jason De Luigi1   (1) Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA…

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