Psychosocial factors in sports injury rehabilitation and return to play

This article discusses the principles and practices that guide psychological intervention with injury, and encourages a psychological approach to injury for clinicians. Part 1 reviews the research literature, and serves as a foundation for the review of clinical practices in part 2. Examination of the research literature highlights 4 areas: (1) psychological factors influencing rehabilitation, (2) social factors affecting rehabilitation, (3) performance concerns among returning athletes, and (4) tools/inventories for assessing psychological readiness to return. A synopsis of an injury intervention plan is provided, and the influence of pain and fear in the rehabilitation process is described.
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Bibliographic Details
Subjects:
Notations:biological and medical sciences theory and social foundations
Published in:Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Clinics of North America
Language:English
Published: 2014
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmr.2014.06.011
Volume:25
Issue:4
Pages:915-930
Document types:article
Level:advanced