Power soccer is a competitive sport played indoors by athletes in power wheelchairs. A special foot guard resembling a cage is attached to the front of the wheelchair, and athletes use this combined with the motion of the chair to propel the…
There’s no doubt that wheelchair users have sore, tired muscles from transferring and pushing a wheelchair all day long. The same can be said for individuals who use walkers. Here’s some shoulder stretches to relieve the tension: https://youtu.be/nO7ufAjtDFc These stretches stretch out…
Kelly Brush Davisson fell in love with sports at a young age. “I was raised doing sports,” she explains. “That’s what we did for fun growing up as kids.” As a high school athlete, she played a sport every season,…
Louise’s passion for sports developed at a young age. For many years, she competed in both wheelchair tennis and wheelchair racing. She won 7 London mini wheelchair marathons (an unofficial world record), but soon realized her true passion of wheelchair…
“It feels great to be back in the water and swimming again.” https://youtu.be/PkbuY6gVY-s Jen is a T10/11 paraplegic who documented her first time swimming after her spinal cord injury. Jen is aided by trainers at Project Walk, Claremont, and she demonstrates water…
Abel turned 4 on September 17th, 2015. He became the youngest wheelchair athlete at 18 months old. His achievements are in WCMX (adaptive skateboarding), t-ball, tennis, bocci ball, track, surfing, golf, soccer and did his first 1k in 2013. In 2014,…
Professional surfer, Leila Hurst, grew up riding the waves. Her sister, Sophia, grew up very differently. Sophia was born with spina bifida, and has undergone 29 surgeries in 27 years. “She watched me grow up as an athlete winning surfing…
Winter sports are a great way for participants to get exercise and have fun too. There are several winter sports that wheelchair users can partake in, including skiing, luge, and sled hockey. Many adaptive sports organizations make it possible for both…
Dr William Tan, neuroscientist and resident physician is an Asian-Pacific Games triple gold medalist, and has competed in many international games including the 1988 Seoul Paralympics. He holds six endurance marathon world records including the “Fastest time to complete Three…
Gavin is paralyzed from the chest down without the use of his triceps and fingers. https://youtu.be/98gTGpoT9v4 When he was first hurt, doctors weren’t too hopeful about what he’d be able to do. Gavin, however, pushes for the things he wants in…