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Building Social Capital through Safety and Security: A Focus on Sports Events for Persons with Disabilities

open access: yesStrategies for Policy in Science and Education-Strategii na Obrazovatelnata i Nauchnata Politika, 2023
Putnam’s definition of Social Capital incorporates trust, cooperation, norms of civic engagement, and supportive networks. This study aims to explore the extent of the contribution of safety and security of Special Olympics World sports events in ...
S. Djobova, I. Kirilova
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evaluation of expert views and considerations to develop rehabilitation sports public services for persons with disabilities in Republic of Korea: a Delphi study

open access: yesArchives of Public Health, 2022
Background Physical activity is required to maintain health; however, resources needed for physical activity (e.g. facilities, instructors, and programmes) are scarce for persons with disabilities (PWD), particularly those who require rehabilitation ...
Jiyoung Park, D. Kang, S. Eun
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Missing the Bull’s Eye: A Case Report of Tibialis Anterior Hernia [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Rehabilitation Journal, 2021
Objectives: Shin pain is a broad term used to describe lower leg pain. It is commonly seen in the athletic/sports population. Various conditions have been claimed to produce leg pain, and muscle herniation is one of these conditions. Muscle herniation is
Muhammed Minhaj, Binoy Mathew
doaj  

Injuries and Illnesses Observed in Athletes from Beginner to Elite Levels at the 18th National Sports Festival for Persons with Disabilities in Japan

open access: yesProgress in Rehabilitation Medicine, 2021
Objectives : This study aimed to describe the injuries and illnesses that occurred at the 18th National Sports Festival for Persons with Disabilities in Japan, which was attended by more than 3000 athletes from beginner to elite levels. Methods : Records
Tomoko Yamaguchi   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

SIGNIFICANCE OF SPORT ACTIVITIES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

open access: yesГОДИШЊАК ЗА ПСИХОЛОГИЈУ, 2021
Although there are numerous categorizations and large differences in the specific characteristics between individual categories of disabilities, they all have something in common - barriers that people with disabilities deal with. Social, physical and mental limitations can be reduced or removed through sport, which can significantly improve the ...
Svetlana Obradović   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Participation and satisfaction after spinal cord injury: results of a vocational and leisure outcome study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Study design: Survey. Objectives: Insight in (1) the changes in participation in vocational and leisure activities and (2) satisfaction with the current participation level of people with spinal cord injuries (SCIs) after reintegration in society. Design:
A Berghammer   +33 more
core   +7 more sources

Interlimb neural interactions in the corticospinal pathways

open access: yesJournal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 2014
Corticospinal excitability is known to be modulated during voluntary muscle contraction of distal limbs. Although a large number of studies have demonstrated the variety of modulations in corticospinal excitability during distal limb movement, those ...
Toshiki Tazoe, Tomoyoshi Komiyama
doaj   +1 more source

Making the right real! : A case study on the implementation of the right to sport for persons with disabilities in Ethiopia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Even though the right to participate in sport, recreation and play is stipulated in the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as a stand-alone provision, it is often treated as a second class right'.
Katsui, Hisayo, Mojtahedi, Mina C.
core   +1 more source

Designing wheelchair-based movement games [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
People using wheelchairs have access to fewer sports and other physically stimulating leisure activities than nondisabled persons, and often lead sedentary lifestyles that negatively influence their health.
Birk, Max   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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