Zusatztext "An extremely useful text." Klappentext This text brings together the leading researchers from sports science and medicine to firstly discuss and explain the ways in which the athlete is psychologically affected by injury! before going on to provide effective and proven methods for helping the athlete through this difficult period. Zusammenfassung Coping with Sports Injuries is unique in examining the way in which an athlete can be psychologically affected by injury, and how they can be fully rehabilitated. It will be invaluable in helping sports physicians and physiotherapists understand the psychological nature of injury, and help them by providing practical strategies for rehabilitation. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Emotional adjustment to sport injury Emotional responses to sport injury Models of emotional response to sport injury Factors associated with emotional responses to sport injury Potential consequences of emotional responses to sport injury Interventions to facilitate positive emotional adjustment to sport injury Recognition and referral of athletes with poor emotional adjustment to sport injury 2: Assessment of the injured athlete A rationale for an integrated psychosocial and physical assessment Assessment of the injured athlete Primary assessment tool used to measure the impact of injury Impression of the injured athlete Referral of the injured athlete Rationale for the POMS Complementary assessment tools Identification of barriers Tread toward integrated assessment (quality of life) 3: The physician's viewpoint Classifying injury in sport At-risk athletes The physician's role in rehabilitation Return to play 4: The role of the physiotherapist and sport therapist Overview of research: what rehabilitation professionals have reported Mental skills training: which skills and when? Implementation and documentation Case studies 5: Coping strategies Definitions of coping Functions of coping Types of coping strategies Mediators 6: Creating an environment for recovery Adherence to what: defining the behaviour? Determinants of adherence Strategies to increase adherence 7: Managing thoughts, stress, and pain Self-talk Other strategies to modify thought content Thinking rationally Relaxation Autogenic training Imagery Systematic desensitisation Non-pharmacological ways of managing pain Pain reduction strategies Pain focusing techniques Defining and conceptualising social support: an optimal matching perspective Role of significant others: family members, coaches, and team-mates The effects of social support Strategies for communicating with significant others 9: Returning to action and the prevention of future injury Characteristics of the injury The prevention of future injury ...

"An extremely useful text."

Klappentext

This text brings together the leading researchers from sports science and medicine to firstly discuss and explain the ways in which the athlete is psychologically affected by injury, before going on to provide effective and proven methods for helping the athlete through this difficult period.

Zusammenfassung
Coping with Sports Injuries is unique in examining the way in which an athlete can be psychologically affected by injury, and how they can be fully rehabilitated. It will be invaluable in helping sports physicians and physiotherapists understand the psychological nature of injury, and help them by providing practical strategies for rehabilitation.

Inhalt

• 1: Emotional adjustment to sport injury

• Emotional responses to sport injury

• Models of emotional response to sport injury

• Factors associated with emotional responses to sport injury

• Potential consequences of emotional responses to sport injury

• Interventions to facilitate positive emotional adjustment to sport injury

• Recognition and referral of athletes with poor emotional adjustment to sport injury

• 2: Assessment of the injured athlete

• A rationale for an integrated psychosocial and physical assessment

• Assessment of the injured athlete

• Primary assessment tool used to measure the impact of injury

• Impression of the injured athlete

• Referral of the injured athlete

• Rationale for the POMS

• Complementary assessment tools

• Identification of barriers

• Tread toward integrated assessment (quality of life)

• 3: The physician's viewpoint

• Classifying injury in sport

• At-risk athletes

• The physician's role in rehabilitation

• Return to play

• 4: The role of the physiotherapist and sport therapist

• Overview of research: what rehabilitation professionals have reported

• Mental skills training: which skills and when?

• Implementation and documentation

• Case studies

• 5: Coping strategies

• Definitions of coping

• Functions of coping

• Types of coping strategies

• Mediators

• 6: Creating an environment for recovery

• Adherence to what: defining the behaviour?

• Determinants of adherence

• Strategies to increase adherence

• 7: Managing thoughts, stress, and pain

• Self-talk

• Other strategies to modify thought content

• Thinking rationally

• Relaxation

• Autogenic training

• Imagery

• Systematic desensitisation

• Non-pharmacological ways of managing pain

• Pain reduction strategies

• Pain focusing techniques

• Defining and conceptualising social support: an optimal matching perspective

• Role of significant others: family members, coaches, and team-mates

• The effects of social support

• Strategies for communicating with significant others

• 9: Returning to action and the prevention of future injury

• Characteristics of the injury

• The prevention of future injury