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Sports-related injuries in Paralympic sport
The document discusses sports-related injuries in Paralympic athletes, highlighting the unique risks they face compared to able-bodied athletes and the complexity of these injuries. It notes a lack of research in this area, with high injury rates, predominantly acute and overuse injuries, and emphasizes the need for better safety measures. The conclusion stresses that prevention strategies must consider the specific conditions and impairments of Paralympic athletes.
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- 1. Sports-related injuries in Paralympicsport KRISTINA FAGHER, PT, MSC SPORTS MEDICINE, PHD-STUDENT
- 6. Injury mechanism • Badweather-> warm, ice and soft snow • Sit-ski starts to bounce • Stuck to the sit-ski • In abled-bodied skiing there have been changes of i.e. height of ski boots, ski release, specific knee training programmes for skiers in order to prevent injuries
- 7. Paralympic sport • Increasedinterest in Paralympic sport the last decades • “Paralympic athletes have become elite of their sport” (Vanlandewijck. 2011) • Several positive health benefits BUT….. • Participation in sports places the athlete at a risk for injury, can may have boring consequences (Ljungqvist et al. 2009)
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- 9. Parasport? • Few studiesconcerning sports-related injuries in Paralympic athletes • Existing studies show that injury rates are considerably high (Fagher & Lexell. 2014) • Very few studies regarding risk factors, impairment related factors
- 10. Sports-injuries in parasport •More injuries Paralympics compared to Olympics • 50/50 acute/overuse injuries • No study over longer period of time
- 11. Walking athletes • Lowerextremity injuries in leg, knee, foot • High injury frequency athletics • Many overuse injuries • High injury frequency intellectual impaired athletes
- 12. Visually impaired athletes •Many injuries goalball, football 5-a-side, judo • Acute injuries • Falls and collisions • Poor proprioception
- 13. Wheelchair athletes • Shoulderand arm injuries • Overuse injuries • Use shoulders both in sports and daily life
- 14. Swedish Paralympic Athletes’ perceptionsof sports-related injuries Table 1. The causes of sports-related injuries in parasport. Domains Perceptions of experiences Categories Essence The impairment Injuries occur because of the impairment Secondary effects of impairment Awareness Incorrect training Injuries get worse the more you train Sports overuse Incapacity Preconditions in Paralympic sports Paralympic athletes do not have same conditions The unequal pre-requisites Inequality “I have had problems with my shoulders during my entire career, I believe it is because I´ve been training too much and in a wrong way when I was a kid”
- 16. Athlete monitoring inParasport • Weekly e-diary • Specifically adapted to para-athletes • Prospective study • Hours of training, intensity of training, sleep, pain, general-wellbeing, anxiety • Injuries and illnesses
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- 18. Conclusion • Sports-injuries inParalympic athletes are complex and multifactorial • Differ in several ways from abled-bodied athletes • The development of sports safety work within the Paralympic movement most continue “Dont forget that we are disabled, we are not just athletes”
- 19. “Sports have thepower to change people and to change the world.” Nelson Mandela • https://youtu.be/6RMOSDynkw8?t=3m3s
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