Pediatric Adaptive Athletes
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2024
Identifier
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-44285-8_33
Abstract
There are many benefits of physical activity and sports participation for children and adolescents across the entire range of functional abilities. Youth with disabilities have some unique considerations when it comes to physical activity, exercise, and sports participation. Clinicians should be familiar with physical activity guidelines for all age groups and have expertise of a breadth of medical conditions to provide customized recommendations to promote physical activity, exercise, and sports participation that also keeps safety in mind. It is also important for clinicians to know and advocate for resources to facilitate equitable access and participation in physical activity and sports opportunities. This chapter focuses on the pediatric athlete with a disability and discusses: the benefits and current status of physical activity and sports participation, the current physical activity guidelines for different age groups, clinical approaches to discuss and prescribe physical activity and sports participation, common medical conditions and important medical considerations pertinent to sports participation and competition, and adaptive sports equipment and prostheses. The end of this chapter provides a list of many valuable resources relevant to pediatric adaptive and Para sports, physical activity, and exercise.
Journal Title
Adaptive Sports Medicine
First Page
435
Last Page
470
Recommended Citation
Tow, S., Green, S., Shapiro, J., Fisher, M., Scott-Wyard, P. (2023). Pediatric Adaptive Athletes. In: De Luigi, A.J. (eds) Adaptive Sports Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44285-8_33
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