O Rugby em Cadeira de Rodas: aspectos técnicos e táticos e diretrizes para seu desenvolvimento The Wheelchair Rugby: technical and tactical aspects and a guideline for development by Mateus Betanho Campana, José Irineu Gorla, Edison Duarte, Alcides José Scaglia, Maria da Consolação Gomes Cunha Fernandes Tavares, Jonatas de França Barros

“…<br>The aim of this case report was to describe tactical and technical aspects of Wheelchair Rugby and shows directions of how work them to achieve the better results for the team. …”
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Validação da bateria "Beck" de testes de habilidades para atletas brasileiros de "rugby" em cadeira de rodas Validation of beck battery of skills tests to Brazilian players of wheelchair rugby by José Irineu Gorla, Anselmo de Athayde Costa e Silva, Leonarto Trevizan Costa, Luis Felipe Castelli Correia de Campos

“…The results of this study indicate that the criteria of scientific authenticity to the battery are satisfied and battery can be considered a valid tool for motricity evaluation of wheelchair rugby brazilian players.…”
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Wearable Wheelchair Mobility Performance Measurement in Basketball, Rugby, and Tennis: Lessons for Classification and Training by Rienk M. A. van der Slikke, Monique A. M. Berger, Daan J. J. Bregman, Dirkjan H. E. J. Veeger

“…As hypothesized, wheelchair basketball athletes show the highest average WMP levels and wheelchair rugby the lowest, whereas wheelchair tennis athletes range in between for most outcomes. …”
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Development of Tests for Arm Coordination Impairment in Paralympic Classification by Viola C. Altmann, Viola C. Altmann, Viola C. Altmann, Nadine Hendriks, Nadine Hendriks, Eline A. Lammens, Mariska Janssen, Mariska Janssen

“…In previous research, sufficient correlation between the spiral test (ST) and activity in wheelchair rugby was found in athletes with coordination impairment. …”
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QUANTIFICAÇÃO DA DISTÂNCIA PERCORRIDA, VELOCIDADE MÉDIA E MÁXIMA EM UM JOGO DE RUGBY EM CADEIRA DE RODAS: ESTUDO PILOTO by Rodolfo Argentin, Luis Felipe Castelli Correia de Campos, Luiz Gustavo Teixeira Fabricio dos Santos, Leonardo Trevisan Costa, José Irineu Gorla

“…The aim of this study was to analyze the intensity of effort during a wheelchair rugby match in two athletes with spinal cord injury and functional classification 1.0 and 2.5 from the team of ADEACAMP / UNICAMP - Campinas / SP. …”
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Analysis of wheelchair falls in team sports at the Paralympic Games: video-based descriptive comparison between the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 games by Yukio Urabe, Kazuki Fukui, Junpei Sasadai, Makoto Komiya, Noriaki Maeda, Reia Shimizu, Akira Suzuki, Shogo Tsutsumi, Satoshi Arima, Tsubasa Tashiro, Kazuki Kaneda, Mitsuhiro Yoshimi, Rami Mizuta, Takeru Abekura, Hinata Esaki, Tomoki Terada

“…Objectives To identify the fall characteristics of athletes in wheelchair rugby and wheelchair basketball during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and descriptively compare these with those of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.Design Cross-sectional analysis.Primary and secondary outcome measures We obtained video footage from the International Paralympic Committee of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games that included 8 teams from each of the 18 wheelchair rugby and 10 wheelchair basketball games (men and women). …”
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Forced Sedentariness and Sports Activity as Factors Differentiating Anthropometric Characteristics, Indices, and Body Composition in People with Disabilities by Anna Zwierzchowska, Barbara Rosołek, Marcin Sikora, Diana Celebańska

“…The highest %FT (28.9) was found in wheelchair rugby players. <b>Conclusions</b>: The results of the present study indicate that forced sedentariness and sports activity among individuals with disabilities differentiate body structure and physique.…”
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A Literature Review Informing an Operational Guideline for Inertial Sensor Propulsion Measurement in Wheelchair Court Sports by Jonathan B. Shepherd, Daniel A. James, Hugo G. Espinosa, David V. Thiel, David D. Rowlands

“…Wheelchair court sports (wheelchair rugby, wheelchair tennis, and wheelchair basketball) are no exception, and the use of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based inertial measurement unit (IMU) within this domain is one innovation researchers have employed to monitor aspects of performance. …”
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<b>Cardiac autonomic profile in cervical spinal cord injury subjects practitioners of the physical exercise by Edgar William Martins, Roberto Magalhães, Moacir Marocolo, Alex Souto Maior

“…Twenty men were separated into three groups: control group without SCI (CON; 28.3 ± 4.5 yrs; 178.4 ± 6.5 cm; 82.1 ± 6.8 kg; n=8), regularly engaged in strength training and low aerobic training; exercise group with cervical SCI (EG, 32.3 ± 4.5 yrs, 175.1 ± 5.3 cm, 73.6 ± 9.6 Kg; n=8) that practiced wheelchair rugby and sedentary group with cervical SCI (SG, 30.8 ± 5.3 yrs, 173.4 ± 10.1 cm, 69.7 ± 7.1 Kg; n=4) who did not practice physical exercise. …”
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Forearm bone mineral density in adult men after spinal cord injuries: impact of physical activity level, smoking status, body composition, and muscle strength by Anna Kopiczko, Joanna Cieplińska

“…Methods The study covered 50 men after spinal cord injuries aged 35.6 ± 4.9 years (25 wheelchair rugby players and 25 non-athletes). Forearm bone mineral density (BMD), bone mineral content (BMC) in distal (dis) and proximal (prox) part was measured by densitometry. …”
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Differences in left ventricular global function and mechanics in Paralympic athletes with cervical and thoracic spinal cord injuries by Katharine Dianne Currie, Christopher R West, Christopher R West, Andrei V Krassioukov, Andrei V Krassioukov, Andrei V Krassioukov

“…Eight male TETRA wheelchair rugby players (34±5 years, C5-C7) and eight male PARA alpine skiers (35±5 years, T4-L3) were included in the study. …”
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Young para-athletes display more hedonic well-being than people with disabilities not taking part in competitive sports: insights from a multi-country survey by Luca Puce, Carlo Biz, Mariachiara Cerchiaro, Davide Scapinello, Luca Giarrizzo, Carlo Trompetto, Carlo Trompetto, Lucio Marinelli, Lucio Marinelli, Khaled Trabelsi, Khaled Trabelsi, Mohammad Hossein Samanipour, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Pietro Ruggieri

“…Those taking part in wheelchair basketball, para-athletics, and para-swimming competitions had a higher likelihood of reporting well-being, whereas those engaged in wheelchair rugby exhibited lower well-being compared with controls. …”
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