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Paralympic Training: Sports Performance and Training Methods.

Johan Latorre¹, Jereme Wilroy¹, Victoria Christian¹

¹Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.

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Becoming a Paralympian requires comprehensive training beyond physical conditioning. This includes mental training, biomechanics, recovery, and technology for peak performance in adaptive athletes.

Keywords:

Adaptive athlete Paralympics Recovery Sports performance Sports psychology Strength and conditioning

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Adaptive Sports Medicine

Background:

Paralympic athletes require specialized training for sustained high performance.
Effective training encompasses physical, mental, and technological aspects.

Purpose of the Study:

To summarize current research on training for adaptive athletes.
To extrapolate findings from able-bodied athlete research where data is limited.

Main Methods:

Literature review of adaptive athlete training.
Synthesis of existing research on able-bodied athletes.

Main Results:

Training for Paralympians involves multifaceted strategies.
Mental skills, biomechanics, recovery, and technology are key performance enhancers.
Able-bodied research can inform adaptive athlete training protocols.

Conclusions:

Holistic training approaches are crucial for Paralympic success.
Further research is needed to fully optimize adaptive athlete training programs.