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Paralympic Games - Wikipedia Given the wide variety of disabilities of Para athletes, there are several categories in which they compete
Paralysis: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms, Management Types When something disrupts nerve signals to your muscles, you may experience paralysis — being unable to make voluntary movements Common causes of paralysis include strokes, spinal cord injuries and nerve disorders like multiple sclerosis Bell’s palsy causes temporary facial paralysis
Paralympic Games: Olympic history, rules, latest updates and upcoming . . . In 1948, Sir Ludwig Guttmann organised a sports competition involving 16 World War II veterans with spinal cord-related injuries in Stoke Mandeville, England Four years later, competitors from Holland joined, and the international movement, now known as the Paralympic Movement, was born
Paralysis - Types of Paralysis Their Causes - WebMD Paralysis can cause problems with blood flow, breathing, how your organs work, speaking or swallowing, sexual responses, or controlling the urge to go to the bathroom, depending on where you’re
Paralympic Games - YouTube Our mission is to lead the Paralympic Movement, oversee the delivery of the Paralympic Games and support members to enable Para athletes to achieve sporting excellence
Paralysis: Definition, Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention - Healthgrades Paralysis is the loss of the ability to move some or all parts of the body It can be temporary or permanent There are many causes of paralysis, some mild and some serious Read on to learn more about the causes, treatments, outlook, and complications of paralysis What is paralysis?
Paralysis - Wikipedia Paralysis is most often caused by damage in the nervous system, especially the spinal cord Other major causes are stroke, trauma with nerve injury, poliomyelitis, cerebral palsy, peripheral neuropathy, Parkinson's disease, ALS, botulism, spina bifida, multiple sclerosis and Guillain–Barré syndrome
Paralympic Sports List - Summer Winter Paralympic Sports Paralympic sports are organised competitive sporting activities which are part of the Paralympic Games sport programme and governed by International Sport Federations or International Organisations of Sport for the Disabled (IOSD)