Palaestra articles from June 1992

Palaestra archives from June 1992

Pulmonary function of elite wheelchair athletes. (Research Application)
June 22, 1992... Introduction Wheelchair sports have developed tremendously in recent years. Athletes in every sport train hard and long at perfecting their skills. The time of the weekend athlete competing on a Paralympic team has passed. With this...

Exercise capacity of untrained spinal cord injured individuals and the relationship of peak oxygen uptake to level of injury. (Research Application)
June 22, 1992... Introduction The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between peak oxygen uptake and level of injury in untrained spinal cord injured individuals. Since peak oxygen uptake is a predictor of aerobic capacity, it is...

Pre-exercise food. (Sport Nutrition)
June 22, 1992... Some athletes know they have to exercise on an empty stomach or else suffer abdominal distress. Others simply hesitate to eat before they exercise because their coach warned them about that years ago. Confusion abounds regarding what, if...

In memorium. (Dr. Arthur Kruger) (Obituary)
June 22, 1992... Sport, especially that involving athletes with hearing impairments, lost one of its earliest pioneers and staunchest advocates with the passing of Dr. Arthur Kruger on March 10, 1992; he had just celebrated his 81st birthday on March 6. Known...

Integrating children with attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity into youth sport.
June 22, 1992... Jon is nine years old and playing in a youth soccer game for the first time. He has wanted to play for several years, but his parents thought he was too immature. As the game proceeds, Jon pulls at the grass and is distracted by nearby...

Wheelchair racing: a second look. An observational system for evaluating wheelchair performance.
June 22, 1992... An Observational System for Evaluating Wheelchair Performance Observation of human performance is a daily activity for coach or instructor of performers who use wheelchairs, just as with anyone who coaches or gives suggestions to an athlete...

Racing wheelchairs: a comparison of three- and four-wheeled designs.
June 22, 1992... The prospective wheelchair athlete is faced with a bewildering array of decisions when attempting to design, buy, or build a racing wheelchair optimized for his/her performance. Decisions that need to be made include number and placement of...

An analysis of classification for top 10 finishers in prominent wheelchair road races.
June 22, 1992... Road racing may be the most popular wheelchair sport when considering numbers of participants, media coverage, and spectators. Wheelchair road racing evolved out of the desires of some wheelchair athletes to test their abilities, improve...

Television and verbal encouragement as exercise reinforcers for persons with severe mental handicaps.
June 22, 1992... The concept of active living promotes physical activity for all segments of the population as a means to enhance health, well being, and quality of life (Jewett, 1990). Persons who are severely and profoundly mentally handicapped have been...

Fourth annual awards banquet of the National Disabled Sports Organizations.
June 22, 1992... Athletic achievement and recognition of deserving athletes. Pomp and circumstance of a prominent national event. Honor to and humility of outstanding athletes. These are just a few ways to describe the Fourth Annual Awards Banquet of the...

Adapted physical equipment for people with upper extremity amputations.
June 22, 1992... HI FLY FIELDER & POWER SWING RING A new and versatile baseball catching device is available for people missing a hand. Patterned after sports equipment for playing lacrosse, the Hi Fly Fielderhas a bilateral pocket allowing the player...

Designing Therapeutic Recreation Programs in the Community.
June 22, 1992... This resource has been designed to aid in developing therapeutic recreation services in the community. Sequence of the publication is in the order to follow when either initiating or redesigning services--assessing, planning, implementing, and...

Exercise Can Beat Arthritis: A Gentle Approach to Managing Your Arthritis.
June 22, 1992... This video shows people with arthritis exercising while using a specially designed system of nine gentle exercises, all set to appealing and original music. This system--focusing on joint movements in not overly vigorous ways, and introduced...

Special Physical Education: A Resource Guide for Professionals and Students.
June 22, 1992... This resource was developed as a supplement to existing testbooks and resources in special physical education (adapted, developmental, corrective), and as a guide to professionals and students providing instruction in physical education to...

Teaching Aquatic Activities to People with Traumatic Brain Injury.
June 22, 1992... This manual was developed to provide already qualified instructors--American Red Cross water safety and adapted aquatic instructors, YMCA instructors of swimming and swimming for the handicapped; and other recognized aquatic professionals such...

The Marfan Syndrome: Physical Activity Guidelines for Physical Educators, Coaches, and Physicians.
June 22, 1992... This manual was developed for use by physical educators, coaches, and physicians seeking guidelines for prescribing physical activity for children with Marfan syndrome. Content will also be of interest to children with Marfan syndrome and...

The national park system: disability access versus wilderness preservation. (Cover Story)
June 22, 1992... Disability Access Versus Wilderness Preservation Last September the nation's attention was captured by Mark Wellman, a paraplegic, and his able-bodied climbing partner Mike Corbett--they successfully climbed the 2,200 foot vertical face...