Pediatric Adaptive Sports Medicine explores how children with physical disabilities, chronic illnesses, neuromuscular disorders, or mobility limitations can engage safely and meaningfully in sports and physical activities. This session highlights the physiologic, psychological, and social importance of adaptive sports and outlines clinical approaches for optimising participation.

Healthcare professionals often join an Pediatrics Conference to learn about inclusive programme design, adaptive equipment, risk assessment, rehabilitation integration, and injury prevention strategies. This session reviews musculoskeletal considerations, cardiovascular conditioning, energy expenditure, communication needs, and adaptations needed for children with cerebral palsy, limb differences, spinal cord injuries, metabolic disorders, and chronic medical conditions.

A central theme is strengthening pediatric adaptive sports pathways that align clinical evaluation, coaching guidance, therapy services, and assistive-technology recommendations. Case examples illustrate how adaptive sports enhance confidence, motor skills, social inclusion, resilience, and long-term health behaviours.

Discussions also address barriers such as lack of local programmes, cost burdens, awareness gaps, stigma, and inequitable access in low-resource settings. Participants will explore collaborative approaches with schools, community organisations, sports federations, therapists, and family members.