Preparation and organization of Brazilian physical therapy for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Mendonça, Luciana De Michelis; Macedo, Christiane S. G.; Antonelo, Márcio Costa; Alves, Marco Antonio Ferreira; Medeiros, Leonardo T.; Tadiello, Felipe F.

doi:10.1016/j.ptsp.2016.09.010

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“…Although other studies previously reported benefits of sports participation for athletes with disabilities (Diaz et al, 2019;Goraczko et al, 2020;Mendonça et al, 2017;Oh;So, 2022;Peacock et al, 2019), the comparison of QoL between sports participants and non-participants have been poorly studied. The present research included a considerably larger sample of volunteers than the samples used in previous studies, used pairing criteria of the samples, and the results demonstrated the importance at the para-athletics participation on QoL among high performance athletes and amateur athletes with physical disabilities.…”

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“…Although the high level of competitiveness among athletes with disabilities may be related to the high frequency of sports injuries, stress and other negative motivational factors (Derman et al, 2018;Fagher et al, 2020;Jarraya et al, 2021;Kissick;Webborn, 2018;Mendonça et al, 2017), highperformance athletes have higher self-esteem, lower anxiety (CAMPBELL, 1995) elevated satisfaction with life (Yazicioglu et al, 2012) and good community integration (Lape et al, 2018;Mcveigh;Hitzig;Craven, 2009).…”

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“…Although the literature has many studies on QoL, few have evaluated the impact of sports practice on the QoL of people with physical disabilities (Diaz et al, 2019;Mendonça et al, 2017;Oh;So, 2022;Peacock et al, 2019).…”

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Impact of Para Athletics on the Quality of Life: A Cross-Sectional Survey Comparing High-Performance, Amateur Athletes and Sedentary Healthy People

Da Silva Medeiros,

Montes Fidale,

Duarte de Ulhôa Rocha Júnior

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The present study analyzed the QoL of athletes with physical disabilities who participated in para athletics and compared them persons sedentary. Methods: Participants were divided into four groups: G1 participating in high performance para athletics; G2 participating in amateur para athletics; G3 – sedentary people with physical disabilities; G4 – sedentary healthy people. Results: Athletes with physical disabilities who participate in high performance para athletics (G1) had the highest scores on all the WHOQOL-BREF domains. Conclusions: Physically disabled athletes reported having a better QoL in comparison with non-athlete people.

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Impact of Para Athletics on the Quality of Life: A Cross-Sectional Survey Comparing High-Performance, Amateur Athletes and Sedentary Healthy People

Da Silva Medeiros,

Montes Fidale,

Duarte de Ulhôa Rocha Júnior

et al. 2023

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‘Recover quicker, train harder, and increase flexibility’: massage therapy for elite paracyclists, a mixed-methods study

Kennedy

Patil

Trilk

2018

BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med

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ObjectivesMassage therapy (MT) enhances recovery by reducing pain and fatigue in able-bodied endurance athletes. In athletes with disabilities, no studies have examined similar MT outcomes, yet participation in sport has increased by >1000 athletes from 1996 to 2016 Olympic games. We examined the effect of MT on pain, sleep, stress, function and performance goals on the bike, as well as quality of life off the bike, in elite paracycling athletes.MethodsThis is a quasi-experimental, convergent, parallel, mixed-methods design study of one team, with nine paracycling participants, in years 2015 and 2016. One-hour MT sessions were scheduled one time per week for 4 weeks, and then every other week for the duration of the time the athlete was on the team and/or in the study. Closed and open-ended survey questions investigating athlete goals, stress, sleep, pain and muscle tightness were gathered pre and post each MT session, and every 6 months for health-related quality of life. Quantitative analysis timepoints include baseline, 4–6 months of intervention and final visit. Additional qualitative data were derived from therapists’ treatment notes, exit surveys, and follow-up emails from the athletes and therapists.ResultsSignificant improvement was found for sleep and muscle tightness; quantitative results were reinforced by athlete comments indicating MT assisted in their recovery while in training. There were no improvements in dimensions measuring quality of life; qualitative comments from athletes suggest reasons for lack of improvement.ConclusionThis real-world study provides new information to support MT for recovery in elite paracyclists.

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Preparation and organization of Brazilian physical therapy for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Cited by 2 publications

References 6 publications

Impact of Para Athletics on the Quality of Life: A Cross-Sectional Survey Comparing High-Performance, Amateur Athletes and Sedentary Healthy People

Impact of Para Athletics on the Quality of Life: A Cross-Sectional Survey Comparing High-Performance, Amateur Athletes and Sedentary Healthy People

‘Recover quicker, train harder, and increase flexibility’: massage therapy for elite paracyclists, a mixed-methods study

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