%0 Journal Article
%T Guest Editorial: Paralympics and veterans
%A Rory A. Cooper
%A PhD
%A Christopher J. Nowak
%J Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development
%D 2011
%I Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, Department of Veterans Affairs
%X Sports and recreation are essential components of medical rehabilitation. Through these, people with disability learn to adjust to a new self-image; build strength, stamina, and coordination; and learn adaptive skills that help them throughout their life. Sports are also an important means for helping society at large learn about disability and removing some of the stigma associated with having a disability.
%K paralympic
%K veterans
%K wheelchair basketball
%K paralympic games
%K sports
%K medical rehabilitation
%U http://www.rehab.research.va.gov/jour/11/4810/pdf/cooper4810.pdf