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Field Evaluation of Paralympic Athletes in Selected Sports: Implications for Training

, 2010
BERNARDI, M., E. GUERRA, B. DI GIACINTO, A. DI CESARE, V. CASTELLANO, and Y. BHAMBHANI. Field Evaluation of Paralympic Athletes in Selected Sports: Implications for Training. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 42, No. 6, pp. 1200-1208, 2010.
A. Di Cesare, V. Castellano, Y. Bhambhani, BERNARDI, Marco, E. Guerra, B. Di Giacinto   +5 more
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The importance of the dentist in paralympic sports

Research, Society and Development
Sports dentistry aims to promote health, improve performance and prevent injuries in athletes. It is necessary for the dental surgeon to participate in the routine of athletes from the youth categories, including athletes with intellectual, physical and visual disabilities, this group presents several changes in the oral cavity because of their ...
Luan Sabino de Paula Silva, Ana Clara Pires Duarte, João Guilherme Carvalho Sampaio Dias, Pedro Henrique Duarte de Mello, Neide Pena Coto, Marina Favrin Almeida   +5 more
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Neuroathletic training in stroke rehabilitation? A single-blind randomized controlled pilot study on the potential of neuroathletic training for balance ability in stroke outpatient rehabilitation

BMC Research Notes
Recently, neuroathletic training has been increasingly applied in competitive sports, in therapy, and in prevention. Scientific evidence on the effectiveness of this approach, however, has been poorly developed.
Judith Evers, Isabel Stolz, Marilena Klein   +2 more
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Contextualizing the Norwegian standardized intensity zone framework in an international sample of endurance practitioners

Scientific Reports
This study investigated potential differences in the adoption and use of endurance intensity zone scales across geographic regions, sports disciplines, practitioner roles, and performance levels. A total of 778 endurance practitioners completed a survey,
Siren Amelia Seiler-Viken, Fredrik Mentzoni, Stephen Seiler, Sondre Skarli, Thomas Losnegard   +4 more
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Discourses of disability sport: Experiences of elite male and female athletes in Britain and Taiwan

, 2005
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.Disability sport has been a relatively under-researched area within the fields of both sport sociology and disability studies, in particular regarding ...
Huang, Chin-Ju
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Ethical Problems of Adaptive Sports (for Example, in Paralympic Games)

, 2015
Незважаючи на значний позитивний ефект олімпійських ідеалів, традицій, принципів і цінностей, на жаль, в адаптивному спорті спостерігають прояв і негативних тенденцій сучасного олімпійського руху. Завдання дослідження – проаналізувати та визначити етичні
Zakharina, Eugene, Захаріна, Євгенія Анатоліївна   +1 more
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Competing Models of Disability: Medicalization’s Ambivalent Effects on the Paralympic Movement

Socius
Disability is predominantly understood as a medical problem. Since the 1980s, disability scholars have critiqued the medicalization of disability to illuminate disability’s social and political dimensions.
Evan T. Baughman
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The global reality of the Paralympic Movement: Challenges and opportunities in disability sports

Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica
The purpose of this study was to briefly illustrate some of the challenges and realities of national and international Paralympic sports. The elite disabled athlete paradigm is still not widely known in the world of regular sports competitions.
Eliane Mauerberg-deCastro, Debra Frances Campbell, Carolina Paioli Tavares   +2 more
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Paralympic athletes’ perceptions of their experiences of sports-related injuries, risk factors and preventive possibilities

, 2016
Our knowledge of sports-related injuries in para-sport is limited and there are no data on how Paralympic athletes themselves perceive an injury. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore Paralympic athletes’ perceptions of their experiences of ...
Lexell, Jan,, Dahlström, Örjan, Fagher, Kristina,, Timpka, Toomas, Jacobsson, Jenny, Fagher, Kristina, Jacobsson, Jenny,, Forsberg, Anna,, Lexell, Jan, Dahlström, Örjan,, Forsberg, Anna, Timpka, Toomas,   +11 more
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Investigating the Predictive Role of Mental Toughness in Resilience and Distress Tolerance of Paralympic Athletes [PDF]

Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
Objectives: The outstanding performance of Paralympic athletes improves their quality of life and resilience. The present study explores the role of mental toughness in predicting resilience and distress tolerance in Paralympic athletes.
Mehdi Fakhri, Anahita Khodabakhshi-Koolaee, Mohammad Reza Falsafinejad   +2 more
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