Challenged Athletes Foundation Company Profile
The Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) believes that participation in sports at any level increases self-esteem, encourages independence and enhances quality of life. Since 1994, more than $30 million has been raised and almost 5,000 funding requests from challenged athletes in all 50 states and dozens of countries have been satisfied. Additionally, CAFâs outreach efforts reach another 60,000 individuals each year. Whether itâs a $2,500 grant for a handcycle, helping underwrite a carbon fiber running foot not covered by insurance, or arranging enthusiastic encouragement from a mentor who has triumphed over a similar challenge, CAFâs mission is clear: give those with the desire to live active, athletic lifestyles every opportunity to compete in the sports they love. To learn more, log on to www.challengedathletes.org or call 858-866-0959.
News Articles
The Challenged Athletes Foundation® (CAF), a world leader in helping individuals with physical challenges get involved in sports, will host a team of elite challenged athletes to...
A radiating glow seemed to part the clouds at the La Jolla Cove Sunday morning, Oct. 21. More than 7,000 people made their way to the picturesque setting for the 19th annual Aspen...
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 11, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sport Chalet, Inc. (Nasdaq:SPCHA) (Nasdaq:SPCHB) is a proud partner of The Challenged Athletes Foundation® (CAF), a world leader in helping individuals...
Survey Finds College Athletes Twice As Likely As Retired College Athletes To Suffer From Depression
A survey of current and former college athletes finds depression levels significantly higher in current athletes, a result that upended the researchers' hypothesis. The finding published in Sports Hea...
CHANDLER, Ariz., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Vomaris Wound Care, Inc. and the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) announced that Procellera®, from Vomaris Innovations will serve as the offici...
College athletes twice as likely to have depression than retired collegiate athletes
(Georgetown University Medical Center) A survey of current and former college athletes finds depression levels significantly higher in current athletes, a result that upended the researchers' hypothes...
Study: Athletes Returning Too Soon After Concussion
PITTSBURGH -- Too many athletes may be going back onto the field, court or rink too soon after a concussion, according to a new study that recommends athletes undergo post-exertion neurocognitive test...
Once again, the myth of natural talent rears its ugly head. This pernicious myth suggests that Black athletes are better at sport that White athletes, and also that White athletes have to be cleverer...
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PubMed Articles
AbstractObjective - To compare the aerobic exercise capacity and pulmonary function between athletes with and without type 1 diabetes mellitus. Research design and methods - Fifty-one adult age-matche...
Are Former Athletes More Prone to Asthma?
Objective. We have designed the present study to compare prevalent lifetime cases of diagnosed asthma or exercise-induced asthma, as well as current related respiratory symptoms, across two different...
Sudden cardiac death athletes: a systematic review.
ABSTRACT: Previous events evidence that sudden cardiac death (SCD) in athletes is still a reality and it keeps challenging cardiologists. Considering the importance of SCD in athletes and the requisit...
Bone Geometry According to Menstrual Function in Female Endurance Athletes.
Athletes have higher bone mineral density (BMD) relative to nonathletes. In amenorrheic athletes BMD may be compromised by estrogen deficiency, but it is unknown whether this is accompanied by structu...
High prevalence of asthma in Danish elite canoe- and kayak athletes.
Asthma is common in elite athletes, but our knowledge of asthma in elite canoe and kayak athletes is limited. The aim of the present prospective cross-sectional study was therefore to investigate the...
Clinical Trials
Description and Evaluation of Eating Disorders in Elite Athletes (TCA SHN)
Athletes in particular elite athletes have obsessional food and body concerns, in bond with a worship of the performance more and more invading, which lead to clinical and subclinical eati...
Study of Prevalence of Proteinuria, Urinary Tract Infection or Hematuria in Athletes
To understand the urine analysis of athletes
Student Athlete Testing Using Random Notification
The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of drug testing on risk and protective factors of substance abuse among adolescents; examine whether drug and alcohol testing among...
Cortical Plasticity Assessment in Athletes With Multiple Concussions
The purpose of this research is to determine whether athletes with concussion have changes in cortical excitability. Single and paired transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can be used...
Functional Assessment Questionnaire for the Visually Challenged
The purpose of this research is to evaluate how accurately a proposed "Functionality Assessment Questionnaire" measures the differences between low-functioning and high-functioning visuall...
Companies
Challenged Athletes Foundation
The Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) believes that participation in sports at any level increases self-esteem, encourages independence and enhances quality of life. Since 1994...
Athletesâ Performance is the leader in providing seamlessly integrated performance training, nutrition and physical therapy for athletes, military special operations command...
Health Challenged Esthetics (HCE), the training and education community for the skin care professional, prepares licensed estheticians to provide comfort and relief to individuals...
For more than 20 years, Prolab Nutrition, Inc. has been providing trusted, high-quality, high-performance sports nutrition products to professional bodybuilders, elite athletes, a...
Dreams of Gold content development is supervised by a steering committee led by Olympic Games Gold Medalist Joey Cheek and comprised of athletes, nutritionists, pediatricians, psychologists, sports ma...
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