Paralympians – Unknown Heroes Next Door*

Vlak, Tonko; Padjen, Ivan; Pivalica, Dinko

doi:10.3325/cmj.2009.50.527

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“…Fortunately, wheelchair sport can provide meaningful exercise opportunities. This option is a growing component of rehabilitation and postrehabilitation services for persons with physical disabilities and chronic conditions [5][6][7].…”

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Perceived exercise benefits and barriers among power wheelchair soccer players

Barfield

Malone²

2013

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Abstract-Lack of exercise is a major risk factor for secondary conditions among persons dependent upon motorized wheelchairs. Power wheelchair soccer is a unique exercise opportunity for this population, and understanding factors that influence exercise decision-making is necessary for clinicians to help those in motorized chairs reduce their secondary risk. Therefore, this study examined differences in perceived benefits and barriers to exercise among power wheelchair soccer players using a mixed-methods analysis. The most common perceived benefit to exercise was "Exercising lets me have contact with friends and persons I enjoy." Post hoc comparisons of quantitative data indicated that persons with muscular dystrophy perceived exercise to be significantly less important than did other disability groups (p < 0.05). "Exercise is hard work for me," "Exercise tires me," and "There are too few places for me to exercise" were the most common perceived barriers. These findings can assist with development of exercise opportunities for power wheelchair users.

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Perceived exercise benefits and barriers among power wheelchair soccer players

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Malone²

2013

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“…The existence of the Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine in Split, Croatia has enabled advancement opportunities for young professionals, including both professional and scientific development, which will be reflected in increased number of publications [18][19][20][21][22][23]. Education of scientific and teaching staff was undertaken to enable further prosperity of rehabilitation medicine at the University of Split.…”

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Physical and rehabilitation medicine training center in Split, Croatia: striving to achieve excellence in education of a rehabilitation team

Vlak

Šošo

Poljičanin

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Disability and Rehabilitation

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Academic setting such as PRM training center Split enables education for different health professionals at the same place and time, which provides opportunities for learning about competencies of other team members and development of future collaboration. Also, a uniform approach to education in rehabilitation medicine is provided for all health professionals. All of this sets a solid foundation for education of integrated rehabilitation team and achieving excellence in contemporary Croatian PRM. Implications for Rehabilitation In order to achieve high quality rehabilitation it is necessary to make education accessible to all rehabilitation team members. Implementation of rehabilitation principles in undergraduate education sets a good foundation for the development of postgraduate and specialty training in rehabilitation medicine. Academic setting such as physical and rehabilitation medicine training center Split provides a uniform approach to education in rehabilitation medicine for all health professionals.

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Paralympians – Unknown Heroes Next Door*

Cited by 2 publications

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Perceived exercise benefits and barriers among power wheelchair soccer players

Perceived exercise benefits and barriers among power wheelchair soccer players

Physical and rehabilitation medicine training center in Split, Croatia: striving to achieve excellence in education of a rehabilitation team

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