Recommendations to the Medical Services in Spanish federations by sport, for the inclusion of athletes with disabilities (first part)

The inclusion process in adapted sport, affects at several levels on the Medical Services in Spanish Sport Federations (SMF), due to the presence of disabled athletes. This is a first part of the article titled Recommendations to the Medical Services in Spanish federations by sport, for the inclusion of athletes with disabilities. New significant aspects related with specific and differential adaptations on physiological control and sports control, are presented: medical and functional recognition, sports performance tests, sports-medical examination, functional classifications and assessments. Subsequently, nutrition, hydration and ergogenic supplements specific aids are explained. Finally, specific aspects of anti-doping control in disabled athletes are discussed: therapeutic uses exemption and specific adaptations to the sample collection techniques. The second part, in a second article, will deal with other specific actions in the SMF and with other actions and adaptations that guarantee equality of conditions among athletes.