Research summary · Para sport
Assistive technology in Paralympic sport
A review surveys emerging prosthetic, wheelchair and other assistive technologies studied in Paralympic sport, including performance and injury-related applications.
- Publication year
- 2026
- First published online
- Publication type
- Systematic review
- Journal
- Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology
- Population / context
- Paralympic sport · Multiple disciplines and impairments
What the publication reports
Forty-two studies from 18 countries were selected from 929 records. The literature described technology for performance assessment, equipment design and injury-risk questions across several Paralympic disciplines.
Limits and interpretation
Evidence was concentrated in high-income settings and athletes with spinal cord injury or amputation. Neurological and visual impairments, non-wheelchair sports, long-term outcomes, affordability and equitable access were under-represented.
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Emerging assistive technologies in paralympic sports: a systematic review
Original publication / indexed recordPMID: 41403368DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2025.2597408Full text at the sourceReader discussion
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