ArticleAfrican journal of disability2022
Physical activity promotion in persons with spinal cord injuries: Barriers and facilitators in low-resource communities.
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- Enhanced community reintegration: the impact of participating in wheelchair basketball on reintegration of people living with a spinal cord injury.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Barriers and facilitators experienced by people with neurological disabilities: A South African health systems perspective.Journal of public health in Africa · 2026Article
- Physical rehabilitation techniques for spinal cord injury: A scoping review.African journal of disability · 2026Review
- Association between socio-demographic and injury factors, and physical activity behaviour in people with spinal cord injury: a theory-informed systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Enduring benefits of exercise after spinal cord injury: Insights from a case study.African journal of disability · 2025Article
- Physical activity of community-dwelling adults with traumatic spinal cord injuries in the Cape Metropole.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2025Article
- Indigenous games and physical activity for preventing non-communicable diseases in African communities: a public health perspective.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Review
- Perceived Barriers to Leisure-Time Physical Activity Among Physically Active Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: A spinal cord injury is a devastating and life-changing event that presents the affected individual with multiple challenges throughout life. Physical activity can help mitigate some of these challenges; however, in low-resource communities where opportunities for physical activity are scarce, these challenges are often exacerbated and multiple. Objective: This study aimed to identify the barriers and facilitators to physical activity, specifically in individuals with spinal cord injuries, in low-resourced communities. Methods: A total of 57 adults (> 20 years) with a spinal cord injury living in the Western Cape, South Africa completed the self-developed research questionnaire. Results: A total of 289 barriers and 290 facilitators were reported. The most frequently reported barriers were lack of transport ( Conclusion: Individuals with a spinal cord injury face many barriers in being physically active. Yet it is evident that people with spinal cord injuries in low-resourced communities are eager to participate and improve their health and physical function. However, this will only realise if practitioners reduce the barriers to access, provide relevant training to staff and volunteers, educate their patients about the importance of physical activity post discharge, and create tailored programmes in safe and accessible community facilities.
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