The value of sport in the rehabilitation of the physically disabled.
Sports for a variety of physical disabilities are discussed with regard to the classification of athletes, the sporting activities available, and the physical and psychosocial advantages to disabled groups to be gained from participation in sports. The benefits to the able-bodied community are also mentioned.
D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001766:Blindness / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003638:Deafness / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012046:Rehabilitation; D013177:Sports