Special Reports

• Review on Sever's Disease Severs Eblast.pdf

Welcome to the Pediatric Sports and Fitness Special Interest Group (PSFSIG). This special interest group of APTA was formed in 1999 as a collaboration between the Pediatric Section and the Sports Section of APTA. The Pediatric Sports and Fitness Special Interest Group aims to be a nationally recognized forum and resource for education, training and research regarding optimal care delivery to pediatric and adolescent athletes. In reaching this goal the SIG will focus on three things:

1. 1.  Prevention, examination, and intervention of impairments in the child who participates in sports.
2. 2.  Training and fitness guidelines for the child who participates in sports.
3. 3.  Training, fitness and sports guidelines for the child with a disability.

Avenues to reach this goal will include course offerings, presentations, publications and interactive formats.

Most SIG activities and meeting occur at APTA's Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) that is held annually. The business and planning meeting for the PSFSIG is held in conjunction with CSM and is co-hosted by the Pediatric Section and Sports Section. We try to have an educational presentation on topics related to the SIG at least every other year at CSM. Any suggestion for programming, speakers, or topics for the SIG can be sent to me directly at kmchorse@ctpomd.com.

• Visit the Sports Section SIG web page
  
  

• WE NEED YOUR INPUT !
  • To develop a comprehensive list of resources on pediatric sports and fitness.
  • To highlight a program or clinic that focuses on pediatric sports and fitness in the disabled and/or non-disabled population.
  • To let us know what type of information you would like to see in this newsletter.
  • Please submit articles, or a contact name to Lorrie Brawner Lgbrawn@aol.com
    
    

• Finding Pediatric Sports & Fitness Information on the Web:
  • www.americanheart.org
  • www.walk4life.com
  • www.Kidshealthworks.com
  • www.acefitness.org
  • www.healthscout.com
  • www.apta.org
  • www.fitness.gov/
  • www.muhealth.org/~arthritis/warmup/index.html
  • www.disableddealer.com
  • www.maximumedge.com/cgi/dir/index.cgi/Sports/Disabled
  • Adaptive Mobility Equipment www.amemobility.com
  • Rehabtool.com www.rehabtool.com
  • Spokes N-Motion www.spokesnmotion.com
  • United Cerebral Palsy Athletic Association www.ucpa.org
  • The Steadward Centre for Personal And Physical Achievement www.steadwardcentre.org
  • Disabled Sports USA www.dsusa.org
  • Special Olympics www.specialolympics.org
  • Canadian Deaf Sports Association http://www.assc-cdsa.com/
  • United States Golf Association Resource Center www.usga.org/
  • USA Deaf Sports Association www.usadsf.org
  • National Center on Accessibility www.ncaonline.org
  • Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities www.c-c-d.org
  • Palaestra Magazine www.palaestra.com
  • American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness
  • American Alliance for Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance www.aahperd.org/
  • National Disabilty Sports Alliance www.ndsaonline.org
  • Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association www.cpisra.org
  • KidsHealth www.kidshealth.org
  • American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine http://www.aacpdm.org/index?service=page/Home
  • The YMCA of USA www.ymca.net
  
  
  

  Adaptive Equipment Websites

  • Dealer for Wheelchair Vans http://www.amsvans.com/
  • TLC Medical Transportation Services, Inc. www.tlc3.com
  • Solutions for Independent Living www.independentliving.org
  • Dynamic Directory www.maximumedge.com/cgi/dir/index.cgi/Sports/Disabled
  • Adaptive Equipment for Sailing www.ussailing.org/swsn/technical-adapt.htm
  • Adaptive Mobility Equipment www.amemobility.com
  • Rehabtool.com www.rehabtool.com
  • Spokes N-Motion www.spokesnmotion.com
  • Warm Springs Sports www.warmsprings.org/Sports/links
  • Sitski.com www.sitski.com
  
  
  

  
  

The Pediatric Sports-Fitness Special Interest Group (PSFSIG) was founded in 2000 and consists of Section on Pediatrics members who have a special interest in children who participate in sports and fitness activities. The purpose of the PSFSIG is to provide a forum for members to discuss clinicalpractice, education, and research issues related to children with and without disabilities who participate in sports and fitness activities.

Specifically, the three main areas of focus are:

1. Prevention, examination, and intervention of impairments in the child who participates in sports;
2. Training and fitness guidelines for the child who participates in sports;
3. Training and fitness guidelines for the child with a disability who participates in sports.