Psychological issues of Physically Challenged Athletes

Physically challenged people alone have many different barriers throughout their lives. The two main types of people who fall into this category are mentally disabled and physically crippled i.e. wheelchair, missing limb. Physically challenged people like everyone else want to feel good at something and achieve goals that will help them with their self esteem. Just like people without a physical disability they can also suffer from the same types of injuries. For example wheelchair athletes can have many shoulder problems because it becomes a weight-bearing joint and also develop soars where in the sport they have to have their knees above their buttocks (wheelchair). Mentally disabled athletes face the challenges of not being taking seriously or expectations are not very high. People don’t realize how important these sports are to them and should be taken seriously, a lot of them train outside the actually event, which you would think would make others take it more seriously. Over all we can’t be blinded by ignorance when it comes to the physically challenged. They like the rest of us want to be accepted into society and do whatever any other able body can do.

T Cook
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