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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Adaptive sport"”.
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Beyond incredible: The Paralympic road to Rio - an ethnographic study
… included examination of the influence of sport in the lives of those involved in elite adaptive sport, greater examination of barriers and facilitators to participation for those involved in elite sport, issues related to and relevant to healthcare providers and coaches, and the …
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Rolling While Female: The Experiences of Token Women Who Play Wheelchair Rugby
… world, yet they remain underrepresented in the sporting arena. Many social, structural, and physical barriers still exist that keep women with disabilities from leading full, healthy lives. Wheelchair rugby is a co-ed adaptive sport predominantly played by men. It is known for its hypermasculine …
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Towards successful cerebral palsy football programs: A conceptual model
… to establish the value of CP football as an adaptive sport, and subsequently examine participatory and competitive determinants of success. The first study in this thesis examined anecdotal evidence of perceived physical, physiological, psychological and cognitive benefits within the team …
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Propulsion kinetics of recumbent handcycling during high and moderate intensity exercise
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2022-11-15 without embargo terms
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The influence of body position and user characteristics on peak skin pressure in elite wheelchair racers
… risk for developing a pressure ulcer during sport participation. Future research should focus on other vulnerable regions of the body that are susceptible to pressure ulcer development such as the ischial, sacral, and trochanter regions.