Para and Adapted Sports Medicine, an Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America: Volume 29-2

ISBN-13: 9780323583725 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018

Yetsa A. Tuakli-Wosornu; Wayne Derman

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Para and Adapted Sports Medicine - Table of Contents

Foreword: Maximizing One's Potential

Preface: Contemporary Medical, Scientific & Social Perspectives on Para Sport

Illness Among Paralympic Athletes: Epidemiology, Risk Markers, and Preventative Strategies

Acute and Chronic Musculoskeletal Injury in Para Sport: A Critical Review

Autonomic Nervous System in Paralympic Athletes with Spinal Cord Injury

Athletes with Brain Injury: Pathophysiologic and Medical Challenges

Key Nutritional Strategies to Optimize Performance in Para Athletes

Concussion in Para Sport

Applying Scientific Principles to Enhance Paralympic Classification Now and in the Future: A Research Primer for Rehabilitation Specialists

Performance Characteristics of Para Swimmers: How Effective Is the Swimming Classification System?

Engineering and Technology in Wheelchair Sport

Sport-Specific Limb Prostheses in Para Sport

Para Sport Athletic Identity from Competition to Retirement: A Brief Review and Future Research Directions

The Social Empowerment of Difference: The Potential Influence of Para Sport

Social Inclusion Through Para Sport: A Critical Reflection on the Current State of Play

Paralympic Games: History and Legacy of a Global Movement