RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SPORTS IN DISABLED PEOPLE
Abstract
Physical, emotional and social problems related to the defect can develop in disabled. These problems can effect negatively the communication between the disabled people
and both their family and social environment,
and can hinder to learn and explore the
physical environment. Various sports,
supportive organizations included recreational
activities (amused and passed time) and
rehabilitation programs increase the quality of
life as decrease the negative condition
appeared in disabled people. Sport is also the
best recreational activities for orthopedic
disabled people like many groups of disable.
As an amateur or professional orthopedic
disabled can attend various sports. Sport
provides important supplements to
rehabilitation of disabled. Its helps the training
of the strength, balance, coordination and
endurance of orthopedic disabled, that is,
briefly it helps the progress of their physical
fitness. Sport increases functional capacity of
the person, provides to take pleasure from
her/his life as effects positive their social
adaptation.
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