The number of athletes with disabilities participating in organized sports and the popularity
of the P aralympic G ames is steadily increasing around the world. Despite this growing …

Paralympic sports have seen an exponential increase in participation since 16 patients took
part in the first Stoke Mandeville Games on the opening day of the 1948 London Olympic …

Background The characteristics and incidence of injuries at the Summer Paralympic Games
have not previously been reported. A better understanding of injuries improves the medical …

Background Overuse injuries result from the cumulative process of repetitive microtrauma
and overload on the musculoskeletal system, which causes tissue damage. Therefore, these …

Objective To investigate prevalence, incidence and profile of musculoskeletal injuries in
para athletes. Design Systematic review. Data sources Searches were conducted in …

Methods Five electronic databases were searched between May 31 and June 21, 2017, for
relevant articles: Ovid Medline (1946 to June Week 2, 2017), Ovid Medline In Process & …

Objective To describe the occurrence of imaging-depicted sports-related injuries (bone,
muscle, tendon, and ligament injuries) during the Rio 2016 Summer Paralympic Games …

Behavioral aspects of organized sports activity for pediatric athletes are considered in a
world consumed with winning at all costs. In the first part of this treatise, we deal with a …

This study was conducted to compare muscular strength and balance of athletes with visual
and hearing impairment. The study was carried out with 20 athletes of national Olympic level …

Background The epidemiology of injury in Paralympic football has received little attention. A
study of all sports at the London 2012 Paralympic Games identified football 5-a-side as the …