Comparative evaluation in spinal cord injured sedentary patients and wheelchair basketball players
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https://doi.org/10.34024/rnc.2008.v16.8643Keywords:
Sports Injuries, Spinal Cord Injuries, Quality of LifeAbstract
Introduction. Adapted sports are important instruments on the rehabilitation of subjects with any kind of disability, due to the motor, psychological and social benefits. The Wheelchair Basketball (WB) has a very similar range of rules as conventional Basketball, regarding a few adaptations. People who have any sort of motor sequels, such as spinal cord injury, play it. The prevalence of pain and muscular-skeletic injuries in this sport are reported in researches, although no correlation was sought between overwork or careless use of the non-affected limbs in order to adapt in daily life activities (DLAs). Objective. To verify the incidence of pain and injuries during the last twelve months on spinal cord injured patients (T1 level or below) on wheelchairs, who either practice or not WB, and correlate them with these subjects’ quality of life. Method. Twenty- seven male subjects (12 sedentary and 15 athletes) with manual wheelchairs were assessed. The questionnaires Inquiry of Referred Morbidity (IRM), of social-demographic nature, and the WHOQOL- bref were used. Results. The highest prevalence of pain and injuries where located on the shoulder joint in both groups. The
athletes group achieved higher scores on personal relations, and on physical and physiological aspects in the WHOQOL-bref, which reflects a better quality of life. Conclusion. Spinal cord injured patients present similar lesions as sedentary patients, however, with better quality of life. Adapted sports are recommended as an important path on the rehabilitation of these subjects.
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