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Paralympism, Paralympic values and disability sport: a conceptual and ethical critique

Disability and Rehabilitation, 2016
This paper explores the conceptual content of Paralympism. It exists by exploring the nascent normative framework that the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has begun to construct around its constituent sports. The IPC sets out four values: Courage, Determination, Inspiration and Equality.Drawing on philosophical ethical methods it offers a ...
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Paralympic Sports Medicine—Current Evidence in Winter Sport

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 2012
To highlight and discuss the considerations for the future development of equipment standards for Winter Paralympic sports.Literature searches were performed (in English) during May 2011 using the key words "technology, winter sport, Olympic, and Paralympic" in the computerized databases PubMed, PsycINFO, Science Direct, and Google Scholar. In addition,
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Expanding on Research in Para Sport and Paralympic Sport

American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2023
Jan, Lexell, Walter R, Frontera
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Supporting the Paralympic Athlete: focus on wheeled sports

Disability and Rehabilitation, 2010
The complexity of wheelchair sports provide the scientist with a unique challenge. There are two major components that contribute towards ‘wheeled sports’ performance, these are the athlete and the chair. It is the interaction of these two that enable wheelchair propulsion and the sporting movements required within a given sport ...
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Paralympic Sport

2023
Mary A. Hums, Yannick Kluch, Samuel H. Schmidt, Joanne C. MacLean   +3 more
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Para Sport and Paralympic Sport

American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2020
Jan, Lexell, Walter R, Frontera
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Disability Sport and Paralympic Legacies

Abstract This article examines the state of research on Paralympic Games legacies. Limited research attention has been paid to this area, in contrast to understanding Olympic Games legacies. Yet, interest in the area has increased since 2013, when a research synthesis outlining key areas for further study was published. More attention
Laura Misener, Seunghoon Lee
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Sports Nutrition for Paralympic Athletes

2014
Introduction Elizabeth Broad Sport for Individuals with an Impairment Peter Van de Vliet Principles of Sports Nutrition Elizabeth Broad and Louise Burke Spinal Cord Injuries Victoria Goosey-Tolfrey, Jennifer Krempien and Mike Price Cerebral Palsy and Acquired Brain Injuries Jeanette Crosland and Craig Boyd Nutrition for Amputees Nanna L.
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Paralympic Sports Medicine and Sports Science—Introduction

PM&R, 2014
Stuart E, Willick, Jan, Lexell
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Paralympic Sport

2022
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