Adaptive Sports, Arts, Recreation, and Community Engagement.

This article discusses the history of adaptive sports and the benefits of adaptive sports and recreation. Barriers and medical challenges are also thoroughly discussed, including common musculoskeletal issues, methods to prevent musculoskeletal injury, pain, fatigue, maximal exertion, and other medical comorbidities and illness. The role of health care providers such as physiatrists is emphasized to provide support to individuals with CP who either are interested in starting exercise or a sport or are already an athlete. PMID: 31760987 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31760987?dopt=Abstract

Source: The Medical Clinics of North America - November 27, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tow S, Gober J, Nelson MR Tags: Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am Source Type: research