Injuries, practices and perceptions of Australian wheelchair sports participants

2020 ◽  
pp. 101044
Author(s):  
Peter G. Osmotherly ◽  
Erin Thompson ◽  
Darren A. Rivett ◽  
Robin Haskins ◽  
Suzanne J. Snodgrass
Keyword(s):  
Wheelchair Sports

scholarly journals ‘Just kids playing sport (in a chair)’: experiences of children, families and stakeholders attending a wheelchair sports club

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 938-952 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernie Carter ◽  
Janette Grey ◽  
Elizabeth McWilliams ◽  
Zoe Clair ◽  
Karen Blake ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wheelchair Sports ◽  
Sports Club

scholarly journals Comparison of Aerobic Performance Testing Protocols in Elite Male Wheelchair Basketball Players

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 243-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bartosz Molik ◽  
Andrzej Kosmol ◽  
Natalia Morgulec-Adamowicz ◽  
Judit Lencse-Mucha ◽  
Anna Mróz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Maximal Exercise ◽  
Stress Test ◽  
Lactate Concentration ◽  
Peak Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Aerobic Performance ◽  
Wheelchair Basketball ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Wheelchair Sports ◽  
Arm Crank Ergometer

AbstractIn wheelchair sports, aerobic performance is commonly assessed with the use of an arm crank ergometer (ACE), a wheelchair ergometer (WCE) or a wheelchair treadmill (WCT). There are different protocols to identify peak oxygen uptake in wheelchair sports; however, only a few protocols have been applied to evaluate these conditions in wheelchair basketball players. The purpose of this study was to compare physiological responses during maximal exercise testing with the use of ACE and WCT in wheelchair basketball players. Twelve elite male wheelchair basketball players participated in this study. The research was performed during a training camp of the Polish National Wheelchair Basketball Team. The study participants were divided into two functional categories: A (players with class 1.0 - 2.5) and B (players with class 3.0 - 4.5). Two main maximal exercise tests, i.e. wheelchair treadmill stress test (WCT test) and arm crank ergometer stress test (ACE test) were used to evaluate aerobic performance of the players. There were no statistically significant differences in aerobic tests between the players from both groups. The comparison of results achieved in two aerobic tests performed on WCT and ACE did not reveal any significant differences between the analyzed variables (peak heart rate (HRpeak), peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak), minute ventilation (VE), anaerobic threshold (AT), lactate concentration (LApeak), and a drop in lactate concentration (%LA)). Strong correlations between results achieved in WCT and ACE tests were found for VO2peak, VE and LApeak. The main conclusion of the study is that both WCT and ACE tests may be useful when determining aerobic capacity of wheelchair basketball players. Moreover, both protocols can be used by athletes regardless of their functional capabilities and types of impairment.

Why do able‐bodied people take part in wheelchair sports?

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan Medland ◽  
Caroline Ellis‐Hill
Keyword(s):  
Wheelchair Sports

Wheelchair Sports: A New Perspective on Integration

1990 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank M. Brasile
Keyword(s):  
Public Law ◽  
Rehabilitation Act Of 1973 ◽  
Special Schools ◽  
Wheelchair Sports ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
A New Technique ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Architectural Barriers ◽  
Society Today ◽  
Insight Into

For decades, the integration of handicapped children and adults into the mainstream of society has been promoted as a valuable and necessary concept. With the advent of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Public Law 94-142, the trend of mainstreaming individuals with handicaps into the “normal” world has led to the termination of many special schools and special recreation programs. This manuscript explores the potential of a new technique for integrating the disabled and the nondisabled. It is hypothesized that such integration will lead to a deeper commitment to, as well as a keener insight into, the plight of the disabled individual in regard to the attitudinal and architectural barriers that are still so prevalent in our society today. It is time to truly place more of a focus upon the ability of the participant, not the disability.

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