Wheelchair basketball quantification

Angel Gil-Agudo; Antonio Del Ama-Espinosa; Beatriz Crespo-Ruiz

doi:10.1016/j.pmr.2009.07.002

Wheelchair basketball quantification

Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2010 Feb;21(1):141-56. doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2009.07.002.

Authors

Angel Gil-Agudo¹, Antonio Del Ama-Espinosa, Beatriz Crespo-Ruiz

Affiliation

¹ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Hospital for Spinal Cord Injury, SESCAM, Toledo, Spain. amgila@sescam.jccm.es

PMID: 19951783
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2009.07.002

Abstract

Classification systems are one of the key elements in sports for people with disability, including wheelchair basketball. Further scientific studies to validate classification systems are needed. This article describes the most relevant research, with emphasis on biomechanics.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Basketball*
Biomechanical Phenomena
Competitive Behavior
Disabled Persons / classification*
Equipment Design
Humans
Wheelchairs*