Sports and Recreation for Those with Lower Limb Amputation or ...
Sports and Recreation for Those with Lower Limb Amputation or ...
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Baseball<br />
Many individuals <strong>with</strong> amputa- <strong>or</strong> ad,<br />
tion play baseball . Some have all,<br />
played successfully on the samL<br />
teams <strong>with</strong> able-bodied players . c "o<br />
Two notable examples are the fa- <strong>Recreation</strong>al Edf<br />
moos Bert Sheppard who follow- University of loy<br />
ing a below-knee amputation went Iowa City,<br />
on to successfully pitch <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> the tzt~t ~~a<br />
Washington Senat<strong>or</strong>s, <strong>and</strong> Monte<br />
Stratton who pitched <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> the Chicago<br />
White Sox after an aboveknee<br />
amputation.<br />
While those people <strong>with</strong> belowknee<br />
amputation who are interested<br />
in baseball might be able to<br />
play any of the positions on the<br />
team, they generally achieve the<br />
greatest mastery playing pitcher<br />
<strong>or</strong> first baseman since these positions<br />
require somewhat less agility<br />
than the other positions . A thigh<br />
c<strong>or</strong>set/side joints prosthesis is<br />
best suited <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> this activity, <strong>and</strong><br />
then the sp<strong>or</strong>ts enthusiast can return<br />
to the PTB (patellar tendonbearing)<br />
socket <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> <strong>or</strong>dinary use.<br />
The person <strong>with</strong> above-knee<br />
amputation faces an even greater<br />
challenge <strong>and</strong> thus is usually better<br />
off playing infield . Catcher, <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong><br />
example, is a particularly difficul<br />
position to play since the catcher<br />
must be able to get down on his<br />
haunches <strong>with</strong> his artificial li<br />
extended out to the side . Then,<br />
<strong>or</strong> she must be able to get<br />
quickly to throw the ball . As fc<br />
batting strategy, the sound let<br />
should be positioned behind to facilitate<br />
a good push toward firs<br />
base. After reaching first base,<br />
some select a substitute runner to<br />
continue the rest of the way, while<br />
many others proceed to home<br />
plate independent of any ass's<br />
tance (Fig . 1) .<br />
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