Benefits & Barriers of Adaptive Sports
Show: UAB Med Cast
Exercise is a medicine that many people neglect, even more so if they have a physical disability: 50% of those with a physical disability do not exercise regularly. Johan Latorre, MD, a specialist in sports medicine and former collegiate wheelchair tennis coach, shares the myriad benefits of adaptive sports – those sports made accessible to people with physical disabilities. He discusses some common inherited and acquired disabilities and the pathways for helping patients with those conditions find their sport.
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