Servicemembers and veterans with disabilities: addressing unique needs through professional rehabilitation counseling.

The rehabilitation counseling field has a long history of working with veterans with disabilities. This unique discipline pays special attention to person-centered client factors and encourages a long-term team effort. Another important characteristic of the field is that each client is uniquely assessed to identify strengths and not deficits.

Quantification of activity during wheelchair basketball and rugby at the National Veterans Wheelchair Games: A pilot study.

To date, no published data exists on distances and speeds traveled by rugby or basketball players during game play. The purpose of this study was to provide quantitative information of selected characteristics of wheelchair basketball and rugby game play. A miniaturized data logger was used to collect the distance traveled, average velocity, activity time, and number of starts and stops during basketball and rugby games.

Psychosocial impact of participation in the National Veterans Wheelchair Games and Winter Sports Clinic.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of individuals who participate in the National Veterans Wheelchair Games (NVWG) and the Winter Sports Clinic (WSC) for veterans with disabilities. In addition, it was of interest to determine how these events had impacted their lives.

Method: Participants were recruited at the 20th Winter Sports Clinic, held in Snowmass Colorado and the 26th National Veterans Wheelchair Games held in Anchorage, Alaska.