De Luigi A.J. (Ed.) Adaptive Sports Medicine: A Clinical Guide

Springer International Publishing, AG, 2018. — 396 p. — ISBN: 3319565664.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.History of Adaptive and Disabled Rights within Society, Thus Creating the Fertile Soil to Grow, Adaptive Sports
Wheelchair Sports Technology and Biomechanics
Technology and Biomechanics of Adaptive Sports Prostheses
Review of Injury Epidemiology in Paralympic Sports
Medical Considerations in Adaptive Sports
Emergent Care of the Adaptive Athlete
Surgical Considerations in the Adaptive Athlete
Rehabilitation of the Adaptive Athlete
Adaptive Running
Adaptive Cycling
Adaptive Golf: History, Rules and Equipment Modifications, and Sport-Specific Injuries
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 Water Sports
Ice Sled Hockey (Sledge Hockey Outside the United States)
Adaptive Alpine Skiing and Para-snowboarding
Adaptive Throwing Sports: Discus, Javelin, Shot Put, and Boccia
Shooting Sports (Archery, Air Rifle, Trapshooting)
Weight Lifting in Adaptive Sport
Adaptive Combative Sports (Judo, Boxing, Wrestling, Mixed Martial Arts)
Adaptive Extreme Sports
Adaptive Sports Event Planning
Policy and Advocacy Initiatives to Promote the Benefits of Sports Participation for Individuals with Disability
Controversies in Adaptive Sports