Physiotherapy may be the shortest way to become a high performance Paralympic\u00a0athlete. Either by congenital or acquired diseases, all patients need to undergo a physical\u00a0therapy at some point in life.<\/p>\n
To talk about the importance of physiotherapy in the recovery and rehabilitation of\u00a0patients with a disability, our Blog, Sport & Health, spoke with Dr. Marco Mieres,\u00a0Physical Therapist at ANDEF (Association of the Physically Impaired of the city of\u00a0Niter\u00f3i), considered today one of the biggest organizations for treatment of disabled\u00a0people in Brazil and in the world, and also the headquarters for the training of\u00a0Paralympic athletes of national and international prominence.<\/p>\n
According to Dr. Marco, when it comes to congenital diseases, i.e., diseases from birth,\u00a0in most cases the child or even the baby comes to physical therapy to treat problems of\u00a0posture or movements within their limitations. Sports can come in a natural way or with\u00a0the encouragement of physical therapist or technician of the sport category.<\/p>\n
But when physical therapy becomes one of the fundamental tools in the journey, which\u00a0is rehabilitation, the routine can become more difficult. At this point, sports come into\u00a0the scene.<\/p>\n
“Practicing sports is a second step in the rehabilitation process. After that, the patient is\u00a0able to carry out his DLAs (daily living activities), and the sport is presented as an\u00a0addition to the rehabilitation process. It could come in terms of high performance or\u00a0just as a recreational part.\u00a0Sports have become fundamental tools because, in most cases, we received depressed\u00a0people, thinking that the world is over for them. But then, as soon as we presented them\u00a0to sport activities, this opens for them a new world of possibilities. They become more\u00a0accepting of their disability, learning to live with it, and not seeing the injury as a\u00a0limitation,\u201d<\/strong> says Dr. Marco Mieres<\/p>\n As it happens in the Olympic sports, in the Paralympics many people are born with the\u00a0gift for a specific sport ability. Sometimes they have to go through various sports to\u00a0identify and choose the best one for them. And it is regardless of age, because in\u00a0Paralympic sport many athletes come up older than an athlete with no disabilities, the\u00a0results are important in life and in competitions.<\/p>\n
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