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Para dance sport is an adaptive sport, derived from DanceSport. The sport name changed from Wheelchair Dance Sport to Para dance sport in 2016. This chapter will highlight Para dance sport rules and regulations, athlete classification system, and equipment. Although there is not significant evidence for alterations in biomechanics leading to common injuries in this sport, the authors will discuss the injuries that most frequently occur.
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We would like to thank the International Paralympic Committee for providing wonderful information about this sport on their website, which served as a key source of information for this new and growing sport. We would also like to thank Dr. Mary Caldwell and Dr. Arthur De Luigi for their work on the first edition of this chapter, which helped us with our development of this second edition.
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Dubon, M., Siegel, R., Caldwell, M., De Luigi, A.J. (2023). Para Dance Sports. In: De Luigi, A.J. (eds) Adaptive Sports Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44285-8_18
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