Amputee Basketball
Ultrapedics/Eric Schwelke, C.P.O.
Description
Collection
Title:
Amputee Basketball
Creator:
Ultrapedics/Eric Schwelke, C.P.O.
Date:
3/7/2002
Text:
With respect to my original post:
To all:
We have been working with a number of young, very active amputees who have
expressed an interest in either joining or starting a basketball league in
the NYC Metro area. Does anyone know if an “amputee league” exists here in
NYC, or if there are other clients/patients who may be interested becoming
involved in such an endeavor??
Eric Schwelke, C.P.O.
Most of the responses lean towards inquiring about “wheelchair basketball”.
But that is exactly the point; these clients believe they are perfectly
capable (they are) of playing under their own power without the use of any
aids except for their prostheses. For them, using a wheelchair is not the
way to go; we don’t think they even have wheelchairs. We realize of course
that there are wheelchair sports, which require just as much skill and
stamina, if not more, than what our clients are trying to achieve.
Any further suggestions would be welcomed.
Regards,
Eric Schwelke, C.P.O.
To all:
We have been working with a number of young, very active amputees who have
expressed an interest in either joining or starting a basketball league in
the NYC Metro area. Does anyone know if an “amputee league” exists here in
NYC, or if there are other clients/patients who may be interested becoming
involved in such an endeavor??
Eric Schwelke, C.P.O.
Most of the responses lean towards inquiring about “wheelchair basketball”.
But that is exactly the point; these clients believe they are perfectly
capable (they are) of playing under their own power without the use of any
aids except for their prostheses. For them, using a wheelchair is not the
way to go; we don’t think they even have wheelchairs. We realize of course
that there are wheelchair sports, which require just as much skill and
stamina, if not more, than what our clients are trying to achieve.
Any further suggestions would be welcomed.
Regards,
Eric Schwelke, C.P.O.
Citation
Ultrapedics/Eric Schwelke, C.P.O., “Amputee Basketball,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 25, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/218497.
