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“It Didn’t Exactly Make Me Feel Grand”: Students with Physical Disabilities’ Experiences of Secondary School Physical Education
Physical Education has long been recognised as the domain of the physically ‘able’ (Barton 1993, 2009). As a result, many students with physical disabilities who do not display the socially constructed abilities, movements ...
Follow the Leader The Role of Local and Global Visual Information for Keeping Distance in Interpersonal Coordination
Despite many years of research into human movement, how humans deal with information in dynamical situations is still subject to debate. The current research programme examined an individual’s ability to coordinate their ...
Induction and decay of heat acclimation
Most advice for improving physiological strain in the heat includes maintaining hydration long-term acclimation protocols (>10 days). Therefore, the major aims of this thesis were to examine; (i) effectiveness of short ...
The Effect of Low Back Pain on Hip Range of Motion and Gluteus Medius Function in Field Hockey Players
Low back pain is a highly disabling musculoskeletal condition that often does not have a specific diagnosis. Low back pain has a high incidence rate in athletes who participate in sports that involve repetitive rotation ...
The Contested Terrain of Alcohol Sponsorship of Sport and Social Policy in New Zealand
This thesis investigates the effects, consequences and contested terrain emerging from alcohol sponsorship of sport in New Zealand. Drawing from the 2010 New Zealand Law Commission report addressing the alcohol issue in ...
Work Experiences of Breast Cancer Survivors in New Zealand
Advances in breast cancer diagnosis, treatment and increased public awareness have contributed to increased survival rates over the last 10 years (Soeberg, Blakely, Sarfat, Tobias, Costilla, Carter & Atkinson, 2012). More ...
Attendance to Maintenance Community-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation: Reasons & Outcomes
Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) is an effective healthcare service for the secondary prevention of coronary artery disease (CAD). Despite this, internationally there remains an issue of low attendance by CAD patients across ...
An Examination of Neck Strength, Endurance, Neck Pain and Neck Stiffness in Rugby Union Players
Background:
Rugby is a high speed collision sport during which the neck is often exposed to loads that place it at risk of injury. When injuries do occur they range from catastrophic injuries where permanent spinal cord ...
Sons of Samoa: The Corporeal Economy of American Samoa Gridiron Football
The United States territory of American Samoa produces more National Football League (NFL) gridiron players per capita than any other place in the world, and it is estimated that a young boy born to Samoan parents is as ...
Circuit Resistance Training and Cardiovascular Health in Breast Cancer Survivors
Due to better detection and treatment, five-year breast cancer survival rates have improved; however, more women are likely to die of cardiovascular disease (CVD) than their cancer. Physical activity (PA) is an effective ...