As more athletes with disabilities gained greater access to inclusive adapted sports programs, a rise in sports injuries amongst this population was anticipated to be greater than that of their peers without disabilities. This study indicated, however, that the percent of sports-related injuries to athletes with disabilities was parallel to that of athletes without disabilities. In a risk study conducted by Ferrara and Buckley from 1990 to 1992, 9.45 per 1000 athletes with disabilities reported injuries. This rate was like that of athletes without disabilities. There was a greater loss of time due to injury, however, for athletes with disabilities. Individuals with disabilities not only experienced common injuries related to the sports they
