Psychological Factors Should be evaluated when RTS: A Critically Appraised Topic
Location
Turner Gymnasium
Access Type
Campus Access Only
Start Date
4-17-2024 12:00 PM
End Date
4-17-2024 1:15 PM
College
Lynchburg College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Athletic Training
Abstract
Injury is something that will always happen when competing in sports regardless of gender, race, age, sport, or competition level.1 Anterior Cruciate ligament (ACL) sprains are the most common ligament injuries in men’s and women’s college athletics.3 Surgery and rehabilitation are typically prescribed if athletes want to continue to participate in pivoting sports. Athletic Trainers’ are trained to be able to develop rehabilitation plans, and also injury specific preventive measures, but may not create rehabilitation programs for the psychological aspects that challenge athletes. Post surgically, athletic trainers (ATs) are often responsible for supervision of the return to sport (RTS) process but tend to overlook the psychological aspect. Therefore, a CAT was done to understand all the factors that tie into RTS so that athlete safety is the top priority along with a reduction the risk of reinjury. 3 articles were chosen based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The main findings of these studies show that factors such as fear of injury, lack of motivation, lack of confidence in the knee, fear and avoidance, fear of reinjury, and confidence in performance were the main factors in RTS psychological symptoms. Data found suggest that some sort of I-PRRS and the AFAQ at several benchmarks during the rehabilitation process should be used to determine if an athlete is psychologically ready for RTS. Athletic trainers’ should implement a portion of their rehabilitation plan dedicated to address and help an athletes’ psychological symptoms, when it's time for RTS.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Tom Bowman
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Psychological Factors Should be evaluated when RTS: A Critically Appraised Topic
Turner Gymnasium
Injury is something that will always happen when competing in sports regardless of gender, race, age, sport, or competition level.1 Anterior Cruciate ligament (ACL) sprains are the most common ligament injuries in men’s and women’s college athletics.3 Surgery and rehabilitation are typically prescribed if athletes want to continue to participate in pivoting sports. Athletic Trainers’ are trained to be able to develop rehabilitation plans, and also injury specific preventive measures, but may not create rehabilitation programs for the psychological aspects that challenge athletes. Post surgically, athletic trainers (ATs) are often responsible for supervision of the return to sport (RTS) process but tend to overlook the psychological aspect. Therefore, a CAT was done to understand all the factors that tie into RTS so that athlete safety is the top priority along with a reduction the risk of reinjury. 3 articles were chosen based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The main findings of these studies show that factors such as fear of injury, lack of motivation, lack of confidence in the knee, fear and avoidance, fear of reinjury, and confidence in performance were the main factors in RTS psychological symptoms. Data found suggest that some sort of I-PRRS and the AFAQ at several benchmarks during the rehabilitation process should be used to determine if an athlete is psychologically ready for RTS. Athletic trainers’ should implement a portion of their rehabilitation plan dedicated to address and help an athletes’ psychological symptoms, when it's time for RTS.