The aim of this study was to identify the type of injuries, severity and common affected anatomical sites in elite dragon boat paddlers with consideration of gender, position in boat and training load of paddlers. The descriptive research was carried out retrospectively. The sample consisted of 302 elite paddlers (159 females, 143 males) from all cities of Iran. Data was collected with a valida...

Physical activity experiences may contribute to psychological and social wellbeing among breast cancer survivors. The main purpose of the current study was to qualitatively explore the development of social relationships, social support, and posttraumatic growth among breast cancer survivors participating in a dragon boat program over 19 months. Guided by interpretative phenomenological analysi...

In recent years, the Internet of Things technology can effectively innovate applications and services. The has become more popular. It provides an effective direct bridge between physical world virtual objects in cyberspace. With increase intensity dragon boat training increasingly fierce competition, possibility injury is increasing. Dragon racing a noncontact team sport based on strength tech...