Main description:

This first-of-its-kind text provides a comprehensive presentation and review of the unique aspects of adaptive sports medicine and adaptive athletes, who are increasingly active and prominent, not only individually and in local leagues and organizations but also in larger settings like the Paralympics. Divided into thematic sections, part one covers the history and natural course of the care, policies and laws that have been developed over the years for persons with disabilities, as well as the biomechanics and technology of wheelchair sports and adaptive sports prostheses. The medical considerations of the adaptive athlete comprise part two, including injury epidemiology, emergent care, and surgical and rehabilitative considerations. Part three, by far the most extensive section, discusses specific wheelchair and adaptive sports, including adaptive running, cycling, water sports and throwing sports, wheelchair basketball, softball and rugby, as well as adaptive combative and extreme sports. Selected topics, including event planning, advocacy and controversies such as doping, are covered in part four.
A comprehensive yet practical text, Adaptive Sports Medicine is a go-to resource and will be an invaluable reference for any sports medicine or primary medicine practitioner working with this unique population.

Contents:

Part I: Adaptive Sports: History, Technology and Biomechanics.- History of Adaptive & The Paralympic Movement.- Sports Wheelchairs: Advanced Technology and Biomechanics.- Adaptive Sports Prostheses: Advanced Technology and Biomechanics.- Part II: Medical Considerations in Adaptive Sports Medicine.- Epidemiology of Paralympic and Adaptive Sports Injuries.- Medical Considerations for the Adaptive Athlete.- Emergent Care of the Adaptive Athlete.- Surgical Considerations for the Adaptive Athlete.- Rehabilitation of the Adaptive Athlete.- Part III: Adaptive Sporting Events and Competitions.- Adaptive Running.- Adaptive Cycling.- Adaptive Golf.- Wheelchair Basketball.- Wheelchair Rugby.- Power (Wheelchair) Soccer.- Wheelchair Softball.- Wheelchair Dance Sport.- Wheelchair Fencing.- Wheelchair Curling.- Wheelchair Tennis and Para-Table Tennis.- Adaptive Volleyball.- Adaptive Watersports.- Ice Sled Hockey.- Adaptive Alpine Skiing and Para-Snowboarding.- Adaptive Throwing Sports.- Adaptive Shooting Sports.- Weightlifting in Adaptive Sports.- Adaptive Combative Sports.- Adaptive Extreme Sports.- Part IV: Selected Topics in Adaptive Sports Medicine.- Adaptive Sports Event Planning.- Policy And Advocacy Initiatives To Promote Sports Participation For Individuals With Disability.- Controversies in Adaptive Sports.