Temperature Change of Equipment Used by Para Athlete and Its Effect on The Body
【Supercategory：7. DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Subcategory：7.43 Vol.43】
ABSTRACT
The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games held twenty-two sports, including ten outdoor sports such as Para Athletics and Para Triathlon. Para Athletics and Para Triathlon athletes use racing wheelchairs or running prostheses in competition and training session. However, it was not clear how the temperature of a racing wheelchair or running prosthesis would change in a heat environment.
Five wheelchair athletes and three prosthetic athletes had their temperature, humidity, and core body temperature measured on their wheelchairs, helmets, or prostheses.
The range of temperature change in the racing wheelchair depended on the part of the racing wheelchair, with high humidity in the sitting seat and racing helmet. In addition, core body temperature of athletes was significantly elevated during wheelchair marathon races. There was high humidity in the prosthetic socket liner. This can cause skin problems for prosthetic athletes. In addition, the core body temperature of bilateral above knee athlete increased more than unilateral above the knee athlete during training in the same environment.
The impairments and residual functions of Paralympic athletes differ from athlete to athlete.
Their use of wheelchairs or prostheses varies from sport to sport. A variety of thermal measures are necessary for safe and comfortable competition in summer Paralympic sports.
DECENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Vol.43/The DESCENTE AND ISHIMOTO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION SPORTS SCIENCE
The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games held twenty-two sports, including ten outdoor sports such as Para Athletics and Para Triathlon. Para Athletics and Para Triathlon athletes use racing wheelchairs or running prostheses in competition and training session. However, it was not clear how the temperature of a racing wheelchair or running prosthesis would change in a heat environment.
Five wheelchair athletes and three prosthetic athletes had their temperature, humidity, and core body temperature measured on their wheelchairs, helmets, or prostheses.
The range of temperature change in the racing wheelchair depended on the part of the racing wheelchair, with high humidity in the sitting seat and racing helmet. In addition, core body temperature of athletes was significantly elevated during wheelchair marathon races. There was high humidity in the prosthetic socket liner. This can cause skin problems for prosthetic athletes. In addition, the core body temperature of bilateral above knee athlete increased more than unilateral above the knee athlete during training in the same environment.
The impairments and residual functions of Paralympic athletes differ from athlete to athlete.
Their use of wheelchairs or prostheses varies from sport to sport. A variety of thermal measures are necessary for safe and comfortable competition in summer Paralympic sports.
DECENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Vol.43/The DESCENTE AND ISHIMOTO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION SPORTS SCIENCE
| Researcher | Tatsuru Ibusuki*1 , Shinji Kawasaki*2, Yoshi-ichiro Kamijo*3 |
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| University or institution | *1 Wakayama Medical University, *2 Wakayama Medical University Hospital, *3 Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center |
Keywords
Para Athlete, Racing wheelchair , Prosthesis, Core body temperature, Temperature change