The Huangdi Neijing between Qin and Han dynasties recorded the methods for disabled people to recover their physiological functions and physical fitness through guidance, massage and massage. In ancient China, famous doctors used deep breathing, Wuqinxi, Baduanjin and various recreational activities to treat diseases such as paralysis and muscular atrophy caused by physical disability, and there were cases of restoring patients' physical and mental functions. Speaking of the origin and treatment of sports activities for the disabled, China should be the founder of the school, but due to various social and historical reasons, such fitness activities for the disabled have not been carried out.

During the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, sports and education for the disabled had some small-scale development. 1874, the first special education school in China was established in Beijing. The full name of the school is "Cage Mingmu College". 1887, a school was established in Penglai county, Shandong province, which is the first school for the deaf in China. These minority children in deaf-mute schools also carry out some sports and recreational activities such as kicking shuttlecock and boxing, but they still belong to the embryonic stage of sports activities for the disabled. 1949 after the founding of new China, sports for the disabled were really formed and further developed.

The origin of international disabled sports can be traced back to World War II. People disabled by war can be rehabilitated through appropriate sports activities and re-participate in social life. Therefore, disabled sports have been paid more and more attention and developed in the world.