Rehabilitation: Pathways to Independence

The Adapted Sports Corner

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The Corner [‘kɔ:nəʳ] - │AT MAB-MACKAY│: a virtual space where you will find information about physical activity and adapted sports.

Physical activity is of great benefit to all … young and old. It provides a sense of well-being on many levels – physical, psychological and social. Just like the rest of us, persons with a physical impairment have a lot to gain when participating in physical activities and sports on a daily basis. “One of our many roles, as a rehabilitation centre, is to encourage clients to explore various adapted physical activities and to choose the one which provides the most benefits.”

The clinicians of the MAB-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre have come together to organize a number of activities enabling clients to try out adapted sports.

The goal is to raise awareness among all client groups as to the impact of sporting activities on the health, self-esteem and social integration of the physically-impaired. We also seek to foster the development of adapted physical activities as a means of optimizing social participation. This is achieved by establishing better links between the fields of physical rehabilitation and adapted sports.

Noticeable results among physically-impaired clients include the following: an improved physical condition, more opportunities to socialize, the regular practice of a new sport and an increase in one’s confidence and self-esteem, among others. See for yourself the benefits provided by adapted sports by watching the videos and listening to the testimonials of our clients. Just follow the links on these pages.

Adapted Sports Committee

Motor Impairment:	Marianne Dutil
Visual Impairment:	Martine Scott
Communication:	Chantal Paul

News

Self-Defense Benefits in Rehabilitation
Ours graduates from the adapted Self-Defense and Physical Fitness Class accommodating visually impaired participants.
Session printemps 2011

The goal of the class is to teach different self-defense strategies that are applicable to a variety of potentially dangerous situations encountered in daily life.
For the participants, the class has provided them with even more benefits. Listen to their testimonials...