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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SPORTS MOTIVATION AND PECULIARITIES OF SELF-REALIZATION AMONG KAZAKHSTAN ATHLETES [PDF]

Journal of Applied Sports Sciences, 2023
Athletes’ true self-realization depends on the degree of mobilization of personal resources, particularly the motivational ones, which act as long-term regulators of athletes’ activity.
Yuliya Krasmik, Tatiana Iancheva, Bolat Rahmalin   +2 more
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Muscle Strength Differences of Hamstring and Quadriceps Ratio in Para-Footballers with Cerebral Palsy

European Journal of Human Movement, 2023
The aims of this study were 1) to examine differences in knee flexor and knee extensor muscle strength between lower limbs and 2) to compare the hamstring to quadriceps (H/Q) muscle strength ratio and asymmetries, considering more and less affected legs
Marco Kokaly, Tracey Valdés Morales, Ignacio Morales Sein, Fernando García, Felipe Herrera, Matías Henríquez   +5 more
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Sports Injury and Physiotherapy Services in the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Paralympic Games: Considerations and Potential Recommendations for Future Paralympics

Physical Therapy Korea, 2022
Background: The PyeongChang 2018 Winter Paralympic Games (WPG) being one of the most successful Paralympic Games (PG) in modern athletic world history, hosted the largest number of elite athletes representing 49 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs ...
Haeun Park, Joon Young Chang, Jongseok Hwang, Young Hee Lee, Joshua (Sung) Hyun You   +4 more
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Relationship between functional classification, upper extremity muscle strength, and agility in wheelchair rugby athletes

Fisioterapia e Pesquisa, 2023
This study aimed to compare the strength and agility of wheelchair rugby (WR) athletes with different functional classifications (FC) and describe the relationship between agility and upper extremity isometric muscle strength (IMS).
Matheus Emiliano Silva, Gustavo Nunes Tasca Ferreira, Eduardo Stieler, Renato de Carvalho Guerreiro, Marco Tulio de Mello, Andressa Silva   +5 more
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The Effects of an 8-Week Scapular-Focused Exercise Program on Shoulder Pain and Sports Performance in Wheelchair Basketball Players [PDF]

Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences and Research, 2023
Background: This study aimed to investigate the extent to which an 8-week scapular stabilizer strengthening and stretching exercise can reduce shoulder pain and improve wheelchair basketball sport skills.Methods: This is a parallel-group randomized ...
Danial Moslepour, Hassan Daneshmandi, Aynollah Naderi   +2 more
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Repurposing the (super)crip: media representations of disability at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games [PDF]

, 2019
Mega-events attract ever larger media audiences, and the 2016 Rio Paralympics were no exception. As audiences grow, media coverage extends to ever more varied domains, which are themselves then colonised by an increasing range of discourses.
Blain N., Blain N., Butler S., Dayan D., Ellis K., Fairclough N., Foucault M., Goodley D., Grue J., Hall S., Haller B., Hardin M., Hodges C. E. M., Hodges C. E. M., Rees L., Russo G., Scherer J. C., Starling B.   +17 more
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Strategies to control delayed onset muscle soreness and fatigue in paracanoe athletes

Revista Brasileira de Ciências do Esporte, 2021
Objectives To analyze the strategies to control delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) and fatigue used by Brazilian paracanoe para-athletes. Methodology: 34 para-athletes were interviewed during the Brazilian canoeing championship in 2017.
Fernanda Bortolo Pesenti, Gelson Moreira Souza, John Christopher Chen Hsiao, Ana Luiza Lermen do Santos, Joyce Gomes de Santana, Christiane de Souza Guerino Macedo   +5 more
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Individual study of anthropometric variation, energy and macronutrients intakes in Paralympic Track and Field athletes in different phases of the season

Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica, 2018
Aims: a) to measure individual variations in body mass (BM), sum of skinfolds (SSF) and energy intake of Paralympic track and field athletes b) to evaluate whether individual consumption of macronutrients meets recommended levels in three distinct ...
Dayane Ferreira Rodrigues, Andressa Silva, Claudia Ridel Juzwiak, Daniel Paduan Joaquim, João Paulo Pereira Rosa, Mário Antônio de Moura Simim, Amaury Wagner Veríssimo, Ciro Winckler, Sergio Tufik, Marco Túlio de Mello   +9 more
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Relationship between mood states, heart rate variability and creatine kinase of Brazilian para-athletes [PDF]

, 2013
The main purpose of this study was to check any relationship between mood states heart rate, variability (HRV) and creatine kinase (CK) of Brazilian para-athletes. Were evaluated 12 athletes, members of the Brazilian Team of Para-Athletics.
Amaral, Daniel Pereira do, Brandão, Maria Regina Ferreira, Leite, Gerson dos Santos, Mello, Marco Tulio de, Oliveira Filho, Ciro Winckler de, Oliveira, Raul Santo de   +5 more
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Assessing muscle strength for the purpose of classification in paralympic athletics: a review and recommendations [PDF]

, 2016
Objectives: Classification in Paralympic Sport aims to minimize the impact of 10 eligible types of impairment on the outcome of competition. Methods for assessing the extent to which a given body structure or function has been impaired are required, but ...
Beckman, Emma, Connick, Mark, Tweedy, Sean   +2 more
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