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Commitment to physical activity and health: a case study of a Paralympic Gold medallist
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- Title
- Commitment to physical activity and health: a case study of a Paralympic Gold medallist
- Author/Creator
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Kean, Bridie |
Oprescu, F I |
Gray, Marion |
Burkett, B J
- Description
- Background: Physical activity has been documented as both beneficial and detrimental for individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). The varied experience highlights challenges associated with physical activity and MS, requiring a greater understanding of the experiences of exercise for individuals with MS. Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore how physical activity played a role in the life of a Paralympic Gold medallist. Carol was diagnosed with MS and went onto achieve the highest accolade in Paralympic sport. Methods: Narrative inquiry, within a single-case design, explored how physical activity played a role in Carol’s life. The narrative was analysed through the lens of a salutogenic framework, which explores how individuals create health despite adverse circumstances. Findings: Carol’s physical activity pathway explores life before and after her diagnosis, motivations to return to exercise and pathway to Paralympic Gold. Carol’s experiences highlight how physical activity played a role during various stages of her life. Exercise had a significant role in Carol’s life prior to diagnosis, it assisted in the management of MS and she cycled the elite level, winning a Paralympic Gold medal in para-cycling.
- Relation
- Disability and Rehabilitation / Vol. Article in press
- Relation
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2017.1323234
- Year
- 2017
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Subject
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FoR 11 (Medical and Health Sciences) |
multiple sclerosis |
physical activity |
Paralympic sport |
para-cycling |
elite sport
- Resource Type
- Journal Article
- Identifier
- ISSN: 0963-8288
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