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ports and Disability: Focused Review SAE-P Questions
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. When were the Paralympics first held?
(a) 1888(b) 1922(c) 1948(d) 1960
ef: DePauw KP, Gavron SJ. Disability and Sport. Champaign, IL: Humaninetics; 1995.
. Which factor should be considered when assessing clas-sification for disabled athletes?
(a) Medical diagnosis(b) Body habitus(c) Premorbid athleticism(d) Functional abilities
ef: IPC. Disabled Sports Classification 2009. International Paralympicommittee (IPC) Web site. Available at: http://www.paralympic.org/release/ain_Sections_Menu/Classification/. Accessed June 5, 2009.
. Who is Oscar Pistorius?
(a) An amputee who petitioned to compete in theable-bodied Olympics
(b) A wheelchair athlete with spina bifida whowanted to “run” on his high school team
(c) An upper extremity amputee who played baseballfor the St. Louis Browns
(d) A paraplegic who competed in archery in the1984 Olympics
ef: Associated Press. After legal wrangle, teen wheelchair racer competesgainst peers. USA Today. April 19, 2006. Available at: http://www.satoday.com/sports/preps/track/2006-04-19-wheelchair-racer_x.htm. Ac-
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. Which recommendation correctly applies to sports par-ticipation for children with Down syndrome?
(a) Onlychildrenwhoplan toparticipate incontact sportsshould have screening radiographs of the cervicalspine.
(b) Atlantoaxial movement of more than 2.5 mm isan absolute restriction to all sports.
(c) It is not required to repeat normal cervical films.(d) Even with no evidence of atlantoaxial instability,
there are still some restrictions for sports partic-ipation for children with Down syndrome.
ef: Sanyer ON. Down syndrome and sport participation. Curr Sports Medep 2006;5:315-318.
. Which statement is supported by strength and circuittraining studies of children with cerebral palsy?
(a) There is no long-lasting benefit to exercise.(b) Biweekly training increases strength by 20% to
70%.(c) Walking distance, but not speed is improved.(d) Aerobic power cannot be accurately measured in
the presence of spasticity.
ef: (a) Verschuren O, Ketelaar M, Takken T, Helders PJ, Gorter JW.xercise programs for children with cerebral palsy: A systematic review of
he literature. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2008;87:404�417. (b) Verschuren O,etelaar M, Gorter JW, Helders PJ, Uiterwaal CS, Takken T. Exercise trainingrogram in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: A randomizedontrolled trial. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2007;161:1075-1081.
American Academy of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationSuppl. 1, S55, March 2010
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2010.03.002S55