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Haykowsky, 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
Brink, Satya – 1982
Of 25 western countries under consideration in 1975, Canada had the worst accident record for female children and the second worst for male children. In response to this problem, the present report assembles data to present a clearer picture of the extent of the problem and begins an analysis of potential accident events as a preliminary step to…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Childhood Needs, Coordination, Family Environment