Adaptive Scuba Resource Library

This library a list of refereed articles on the topic of adaptive scuba. To be on this list, a paper must have undergone peer-review and been published in a scientific or academic journal.

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Diving as a Therapeutic Option for Patients with Spinal Cord Injury

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In patients with paraplegic symptoms, spasticity is a factor that often has a significant impact on the quality of life. Drug therapy (e.g. baclofen, tizanidine) often leads to undesirable side effects. The positive effect of neurorehabilitative measures on spasticity, residual motor skills, and above all on the muscle spasms in the lower extremities, which clearly impairs the quality of life, has been proven several times. Read More!

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28 Nov

Seeing from Below: Scuba Diving and the Regressive Cyborg

Paper Title: Seeing from Below: Scuba Diving and the Regressive Cyborg This article reimagines scuba diving as a form of ethnographic immersion that allows humans to experience life on earth…
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28 Nov

Permanent Mechanical Deformation of an Intrathecal Baclofen Pump Secondary to Scuba Diving: A Case Report

Paper Title: Permanent mechanical deformation of an intrathecal baclofen pump secondary to scuba diving: a case report ABSTRACT: Objectives:To describe the case of a spinal cord injury patient that went…
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28 Nov

SCUBA Diving for Individuals with Disabilities

Paper Title: SCUBA Diving for Individuals with Disabilities ABSTRACT: Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA) diving has become an increasingly popular recreational activity, enjoyed by millions of individuals. There has also…
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28 Nov

Psychosocial Aspects of Scuba Diving for People with Physical Disabilities: An Occupational Science Perspective

Paper Title: Psychosocial Aspects of Scuba Diving for People with Physical Disabilities: An Occupational Science Perspective ABSTRACT: Purpose. This project investigated the psychosocial benefits of scuba diving for individuals with acquired…
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28 Nov

Underwater Acoustic Source Localisation Among Blind and Sighted Scuba Divers

Paper Title: Underwater Acoustic Source Localisation Among Blind and Sighted Scuba Divers ABSTRACT: Objectives: Many blind individuals demonstrate enhanced auditory spatial discrimination or localisation of sound sources in comparison to sighted…
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28 Nov

An Exploratory Study of Adaptive Scuba Diving’s Effects on Psychological Well-Being among Military Veterans

Paper Title: An Exploratory Study of Adaptive Scuba Diving’s Effects on Psychological Well-Being among Military Veterans ABSTRACT: Because many military veterans face mental health issues, it is important to research…

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