Disability, Spinal Cord Injury, and Strength and Conditioning: Sociological Considerations

Abstract

Little knowledge is available for strength and conditioning coaches' (SCCs) to develop strength and conditioning (S&C) programmes with athletes with a disability. Knowledge that is available is 'bioscientific' with scant consideration of how dominant understandings of disability are constructed or how disability is experienced. In response, this paper provides a conceptual overview of disability and reflections from the authors published research into disability sport and spinal cord injury (SCI) to question the tacit knowledge used in S&C and the influence this has on SCC/athlete relationships. Guidelines to develop more reciprocal and empowering practices with athletes with a disability are advocated.

Prediction of Spinal Cord Injury in Basketball Sports Based on Machine Learning and Rehabilitation Treatment Effect of Upper Limb Dyskinesia

“…Although the neural network is usually used in the research of sports injury models in relevant studies, the types of upper limb movement disorders such as the weakening or weakness of upper limb muscle strength after the injury of athletes' muscles, tendons and joints, and the pain after the injury of lower limb muscles, tendons and joints have not been clearly reported [16][17]. In addition, most of the existing studies use functional recovery therapy to improve symptoms and functional recovery, such as exercise control, balance ability and other training programs, and exercise rehabilitation training programs aimed at improving upper limb pain and movement disorders.…”