Spaulding Rehabilitation & Hope

Here is a story about an amazing adaptive athlete, Geoff Krill. Geoff works for New England Disabled Sports, a member of Disabled Sports USA. Geoff is participating in a spinal cord study which hopes to rebuild bone density in spinal cord injury patients through rowing! Geoff says “I actually got to see my legs kick and move for the first time.” Follow Geoff, his story and his fantastic optimism on his Facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/GeoffKrill

Adaptive Sports & Social Media

People with disabilites may have been born with their specific disability or unfortunately acquired their disability through an accident or event. Of the people who were not born with their disability, many were (and still are), very competitive athletes. Adaptive sports enables individuals to move pass their physical limitations and experience the thrill of competing, racing, falling, to name a few. There are many techniques and equipment available to create opportunities for people with amputations, paraplegia, quadriplegia, birth defects, cerebral palsy, head injury, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, stroke, visual impairment and more.

There are a wide range of sports that have been adapted to be played by people with varying types of disability, as well as several that are unique to disabled sports. Within each movement, different sports are practised at different levels.

Social Mavens not only has a passion for adaptive sports, we work with experts in adaptive ski, adaptive snowboarding, adaptive water skiing and surfing, and more. Please let us know of any ideas that you may have to fuel our enthusiasm through the use of social media. Email us at buzz@socialmavens.com