Research summary · Para sport
Health evaluations adapted to Para athletes
A framework for periodic health assessments that account for impairment and sport-specific needs.
- Publication year
- 2024
- Publication type
- Expert consensus position statement
- Journal
- BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
- Population / context
- Para sport · All disciplines
What the publication reports
The working groups address clinical, cardiorespiratory, neuromusculoskeletal, nutritional, mental-health, sleep, concussion and female-athlete considerations. The framework recognises that medical history, adaptive equipment and access barriers can affect assessment.
Limits and interpretation
An expert framework is not a validated universal prediction tool. Assessments need to be adapted to the individual athlete and impairment.
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Original publication / indexed recordDOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2024-001946Full text at the sourceReader discussion
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