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Peer reviewedHaykowsky, Mark J.; Warburton, Darren E. R. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1999
This study assessed occurrence and level of pain and injury history associated with powerlifting training in 11 adults with visual impairments. Powerlifting training was associated with an elevated occurrence of pain in shoulders, elbows, lower back, and knee regions. Injury rate, however, was lower than for athletes without visual impairments.…
Descriptors: Accidents, Adults, Athletes, Athletics
