In support for my research, the article by M. Legro, G.Reiber, J. Czerniecki, and J. Sangeorzan (2001) emphasized individuals with lower-limb amputees. The difficulty of choosing the prosthetics were based on the level of activities persons will be performing and the intensity of those activities. Total ninety-two individuals were asked to complete the survey and share their experiences and preferences on the recreational activities they wished to perform. The difficulty of a sport was divided into high- intensity and moderate intensity such as dancing, golf, walking. Persons who were participating in high-intensity sport such as basketball, hunting, climbing had experienced more difficulties in participating in a sport than they expected.
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Categoral functions of prosthetics were divided into different daily exercises such as walking, making everyday tasks, and participating in recreational activity sports which would be considered as high-intensity …show more content…
Physical activity has been named as a leading health indicator by the Center of Decease Control in Health People 2010. With that in mind, it is very important that lower- limb amputees are given a chance to stay physically active, and as researches what influence we have to make activities more available towards people with disabilities. This article provides a different perspective and appreciation of recreational activities. People who participated in the study completed questionnaires by identifying their level of physical activity as well as what they wish it could be. Eighty-seven percent names two activities as required. Six and one-half percent named only one activity, and 6.5 percent did not name any activity (Legro, Reiber, Czerniecki, and Sangeorzan, 2001). Including these statistics, a study has showed that amputees are aware of their own risk of health, and that more recreational activity programs would be helpful for them to join a healthier
Categoral functions of prosthetics were divided into different daily exercises such as walking, making everyday tasks, and participating in recreational activity sports which would be considered as high-intensity …show more content…
Physical activity has been named as a leading health indicator by the Center of Decease Control in Health People 2010. With that in mind, it is very important that lower- limb amputees are given a chance to stay physically active, and as researches what influence we have to make activities more available towards people with disabilities. This article provides a different perspective and appreciation of recreational activities. People who participated in the study completed questionnaires by identifying their level of physical activity as well as what they wish it could be. Eighty-seven percent names two activities as required. Six and one-half percent named only one activity, and 6.5 percent did not name any activity (Legro, Reiber, Czerniecki, and Sangeorzan, 2001). Including these statistics, a study has showed that amputees are aware of their own risk of health, and that more recreational activity programs would be helpful for them to join a healthier