SLU Professor First Woman US Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby [Video]

St. Louis, MO (KMOX) – It’s the only full-contact Paralympic sport, and Saint Louis University’s Sarah Adam is the first women ever named to the US Wheelchair Rugby team, “So we’re going in, in these mad max style wheelchairs, fully armored, going full power into each other, flipping over in our chairs.” As a lifelong athlete and assistant professor of occupational science and occupational therapy, Adam knows how far she can push her body.

Adam had imagined she would be coaching wheelchair rugby someday as a volunteer, but a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in 2016, and fast progression of the disease meant a shift in direction. “And so I think for me being able to continue to push my body and compete as an elite athlete shows me and proves to myself that I don’t need to be limited by my circumstances. I can push my body to do amazing things despite my disability. …