Research summary · Para sport
Wheelchair sport performance and health surveillance
This review connects performance, biomechanics, workload and health evidence across predominantly wheelchair-based sports.
- Publication year
- 2026
- First published online
- Publication type
- Systematic review with narrative synthesis
- Journal
- Sports
- Population / context
- Wheelchair basketball · Wheelchair rugby · Wheelchair tennis · Para cycling
What the publication reports
Twenty-two quantitative studies reported associations between functional classification, trunk or upper-body function, propulsion and sport performance. Prospective surveillance also documented injury and illness burdens.
Limits and interpretation
Mostly observational designs, small samples and varied sports prevent causal claims or a single best-practice programme. Findings from one impairment group or wheelchair sport should not automatically transfer to another.
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Performance, Biomechanical Demands, Injury Burden, and Health Surveillance in Wheelchair Court Sports and Selected Para Sport Cohorts: A Systematic Review
Original publication / indexed recordPMID: 42784392DOI: 10.3390/sports14090396Full text at the sourceReader discussion
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