*VA SPORTS CLINICS*
VA National Veterans Sports Programs
*MOBILITY GEAR*
Action Trackchair
Grit Freedom Chair
Terrain Hopper
Tetradapt
Trac-Fab
*ADVENTURE RACING*
Organizations & Competitions
United States Adventure Racing Association
Adventure Racing World Series
Gear
Hyperlite Mountain Gear
Ultimate Direction
*ADVENTURE-BASED COUNSELING*
Adventure Therapist
Adventure Therapy Collective
Clinical Adventure Therapist Certification
Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Council
*ARCHERY*
Organizations & Competitions
ASA Tournaments
International Bowhunting Organization (IBO)
National Field Archery Association (NFAA)
Total Archery Challenge
USA Archery
Certifications
USA Archery Instructor/Coach Program
Inclusive School Teams
National Archery in the Schools (NASP)
Olympic Archery in the Schools (OAS)
S3DA– indoor, outdoor, 3D
US Collegiate Archery– indoor, outdoor, 3D
Gear
3 Rivers Archery
Lancaster Archery
Nock On Archery
*CLIMBING*
Certifications
AMGA Climbing Instructor
Paradox Sports Adaptive Climbing Course
PCGI- Professional Climbing Guides Institute
USA Climbing Coach Certification
Sport Organizations
IFSC-International Federation of Sport Climbing
USA Climbing
Groups/Events
Warrior’s Rock
*CYCLING & TRIATHLON*
Certifications/Competitions
National Senior Games
Special Olympics
USA Cycling
USA Triathlon
Resources
Challenged Athletes Foundation
Move United
Operation Comfort
Pedal Against PTSD
Racing for Veterans
Sacred Cycling– Trauma recovery
US Military Endurance Sports
VeloVets
*DISC GOLF*
Disc Golf Association
Professional Disc Golf Association
*GOLF*
National Alliance for Accessible Golf
National Senior Games
Special Olympics
PGA Reach
US Adaptive Golf Alliance
*MOUNTAIN BIKING*
Certifications
Bike Instructor Certification Program
Organizations
Adventure Cycling Association
IMBA-International Mountain Bicycling Association
NICA-National Interscholastic Cycling Association
USA Cycling
Resources
Adaptive Mountain Bike Trails & Rating System
Adaptive Trails
Break the Boundary
Frontlines MTB
Dirt Therapy Project
MTB Amputee
MTB Project
MTB Vets
Pedal Against PTSD
Ride It Out MTB
Sacred Cycling– Trauma Recovery
The UnPavement
*SKI & SNOWBOARD*
Competitions
Special Olympics
US Biathlon
US Ski and Snowboard
Resources
Adaptive Adventures
Adaptive Sports Center
Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center
National Ability Center
National Sports Center for the Disabled
Outdoors for All
Sun Valley Adaptive Sports
US Adaptive Sports Center
*TRAIL RUNNING*
Organizations/Races
American Trail Running Association
International Trail Running Association
Spartan Trail
Team RWB
Ultra Signup
US Military Endurance Sports
UTMB
Vacation Races
*RESEARCH*
Climbing
Bohm, H., Rammelmayr, M. K., & Döderlein, L. (2015). Effects of climbing therapy on gait function in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy-A randomized, controlled crossover trial. European Journal of Physiotherapy, 17(1), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.3109/21679169.2014.955525
Christensen, M. S., Jensen, T., Voigt, C. B., Nielsen, J. B., & Lorentzen, J. (2017). To be active through indoor-climbing: An exploratory feasibility study in a group of children with cerebral palsy and typically developing children. BMC Neurology, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-017-0889-z
Crawford, J.J, Vallence, J.K., Holt, N.L., Bell, G.J., Steed, H., Courneya, K. S. (2017). A pilot randomized, controlled trial of a wall climbing intervention for gynocologic cancer survivors. Oncology Nursing Forum, 44(1), 77–86. https://doi.org/10.1188/17.ONF.77-86
Dorscht, L., Karg, N., Book, S., Graessel, E., Kornhuber, J., & Luttenberger, K. (2019). A German climbing study on depression: A bouldering psychotherapeutic group intervention in outpatients compared with state-of-the-art cognitive behavioural group therapy and physical activation-study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-019-2140-5
Ewert, A., Davidson, C., & Chang, Y. (2016). The Body Doesn’t Lie. Journal of Leisure Research, 48(4), 327–337. https://doi.org/10.18666/JLR-2016-V48-I4-6807
Jolk, C., Dalgas, U., Osada, N., Platen, P., Marziniak, M. (2015). Effects of sports climbing on muscle performance and balance for patients with multiple sclerosis: A case series. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 22(8), 371–376.
Luttenberger, K., Stelzer, E. M., Först, S., Schopper, M., Kornhuber, J., & Book, S. (2015). Indoor rock climbing (bouldering) as a new treatment for depression: Study design of a waitlist-controlled randomized group pilot study and the first results. BMC Psychiatry, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-015-0585-8
Steimer, J., & Weissert, R. (2017, December 19). Effects of sport climbing on multiple sclerosis. Frontiers in Physiology, Vol. 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2017.01021
Stemberger, M., Schmit, E., Kurnik, K., & Spannagl, M. (2015, November 1). Motivational effects of top-rope climbing therapy under individualized prophylaxis: A pilot study in young adults with severe haemophilia. Haemophilia, Vol. 21, pp. e504–e507. https://doi.org/10.1111/hae.12773
Running
Bischoff, S., Wieder, G., Einsle, F., Petzold, M. B., Janßen, C., Mumm, J. L. M., … Ströhle, A. (2018). Running for extinction? Aerobic exercise as an augmentation of exposure therapy in panic disorder with agoraphobia. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 101(February), 34–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.03.001
Kruisdijk, F., Hopman-Rock, M., Beekman, A. T. F., & Hendriksen, I. (2019). EFFORT-D: results of a randomised controlled trial testing the EFFect of running therapy on depression. BMC Psychiatry, 19(1), 170. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-019-2156-x
Kruisdijk, F. R., Hendriksen, I. J. M., Tak, E. C. P. M., Beekman, A. T. F., & Hopman-Rock, M. (2012). Effect of running therapy on depression (EFFORT-D). Design of a randomised controlled trial in adult patients [ISRCTN 1894]. BMC Public Health, 12(1), 50. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-50
Lever-van Milligen, B. A., Verhoeven, J. E., Schmaal, L., van Velzen, L. S., Révész, D., Black, C. N., … Penninx, B. W. J. H. (2019). The impact of depression and anxiety treatment on biological aging and metabolic stress: study protocol of the MOod treatment with antidepressants or running (MOTAR) study. BMC Psychiatry, 19(1), 425. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-019-2404-0
McGannon, K. R., L’Estrange, M., & McMahon, J. (2020). The role of ultrarunning in drug and alcohol addiction recovery: An autobiographic study of athlete journeys. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 46(June 2019), 101585. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.101585
Recreation Therapy 