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Advances in Exercise and Health for People With Mobility Limitations (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
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Advances in Exercise and Health for People With Mobility Limitations (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
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The purpose of this book is to provide public health, disability,
and rehabilitation professionals and practitioners evidence-based
science with respect to health disparities faced by people with
disabilities, especially people with mobility limitations;
alternative methods of rehabilitation and exercise science for this
population; assistive device technology; and, improved access to
health care, employment, and social participation. According to the
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and
Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), approximately 57 million
Americans live with a disability. Disability severity and types
vary considerably, such that each individual with a disability
faces unique physical, social, and environmental barriers in order
to enjoy quality of life and full participation in society. A large
research literature shows that people with disabilities face
substantial employment and health disparities compared to people
without disabilities. People with mobility limitations often
experience secondary conditions to compound their primary
disability. Hollar (2013) and Hollar and Lewis (2015) showed that
people with mobility limitations were significantly more likely to
experience obesity and lack of access to physical exercise. Other
studies have shown that access to proper physical examination
facilities and equipment remain a substantial barrier in many
clinics and hospitals despite the enactment of the Americans with
Disabilities Act 25 years ago. Research on alternative exercise
programs and new assistive device technologies offers promise to
improve physical functioning and exercise for people with mobility
limitations. Furthermore, increased focus on biopsychosocial over
traditional medical models for disability will help policymakers
and the public to recognize the complex, contextual issues (e.g.,
personal, social, environmental) that affect the lives of people
with disabilities. Readership includes public health practitioners
and educators, disability and rehabilitation researchers,
clinicians and sports medicine practitioners, and disability
advocates. There have been general handbooks on disability, but
advances in technology and alternative exercise programs, as well
as novel disability health programs, are dispersed in the research
literature. This book will help to highlight these programs for
health policy experts, especially given the high health and social
disparities experienced by this population.
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