Sport in rehabilitation of persons with impairments

Abstract

Introduction. The need for physical activity through sport is of great importance in rehabilitation because it helps in re-formation of the whole personality of the person whose integrity is compromised, trough re-adaptation and socialization. Besides confirming their own power by engaging the remaining capacity, sport contributes to the improvement and establishment of normal human relationships and better adaptation to the impairment. Sport applied in the rehabilitation of persons with impairments, and its aftermath, through recreation and superb sport. Aim of the paper is to show characteristics of the development of sports in persons with impairments in our country through a review of available literature, and the possibility of its application in rehabilitation and beyond. Conclusion. Inclusion of sport activities in the regular program of training of persons with disabilities is justified, but it is inadequately present in our environment. The reasons for that may be found in ignorance of the benefits that people with impairments can have from its use in the early stages of rehabilitation. It is necessary to encourage the inclusion of a greater number of persons with impairments in sport events and to participate in the organization and implementation of the same at all levels.

Uvod. Potreba za fizičkom aktivnosti kroz sport je od velikog značaja u rehabilitaciji, jer pomaže ponovnom formiranju celokupne ličnosti čiji je integritet narušen, kroz readaptaciju i resocijalizaciju. Pored potvrđivanja sopstvenih moći, angažovanjem preostalih sposobnosti, sport doprinosi poboljšanju i uspostavljanju normalnih međuljudskih odnosa i boljem prilagođavanju na invalidnost. Sport se primenjuje u rehabilitaciji osoba sa invaliditetom i nakon nje, kroz rekreaciju i vrhunski sport. Cilj rada je da se kroz pregled dostupne literature prikažu karakteristike razvoja sporta osoba sa invaliditetom kod nas, kao i mogućnosti njegove primene u rehabilitaciji i nakon nje. Zaključak. Uključivanje sportskih aktivnosti u redovan program osposobljavanja osoba sa invaliditetom ima opravdanje, ali je nedovoljno zastupljeno kod nas. Razloge treba tražiti u nepoznavanju koristi koje osoba sa invaliditetom može da ima od njegove primene u ranim fazama rehabilitacije. Neophodno je na svim nivoima podsticati uključivanje što većeg broja osoba sa invaliditetom u sportska dešavanja i učestvovati u organizaciji i realizaciji istih.