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PM&R
Volume 4, Issue 11, Pages 894-900Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2012.08.006
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- Community-University Research Alliance Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
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This review article provides an overview of the evidence that links exercise and sports participation to physical and psychological well-being among people with spinal cord injury. Two aspects of physical well-being are examined, including the prevention of chronic disease and the promotion of physical fitness. Multiple aspect's of psychosocial well-being are discussed, including mental health, social participation, and life satisfaction. The review concludes with future research recommendations and a discussion of challenges and opportunities for using exercise and sports to promote health and well-being among people living with spinal cord injury. PM R 2012;4:894-900
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