Psychological skills in athletic rehabilitation (AR): trainers and therapists perceptions

Prerana Gupta; Suhas Balla; Sneha Verma

doi:10.31893/multiscience.2023ss0422

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Abstract

Sport-injury recovery is said to benefit from psychological abilities, yet there is little use of mental imaging in treatment protocols. To determine if the opinions of Physical Therapists (PTs) and Athletic Trainers (ATs) on the healing process for harmed sportsmen may be sped up by the use of positive language, setting targets, and mental imagery in treatment. To participate in an experiment that was only administered once and asked participants about the efficiency of psychological techniques, the ATs and PTs were approached for increasing adherence and speeding up the healing of wounded sportsmen enduring treatment. A total number of 309 ATs and 356 PTs responded out of the one thousand ATs and PTs that were randomly selected. The Attitudes about Imagery (AAI) study gauges opinions on psychological techniques for improving injured athletes' commitment and recovery speed. The AAI asks questions on demographics and measures attitudes regarding the influence of pain management on injured athletes' compliance with therapy and utilizes fifteen inquiries and a Likert scale with seven points to measure recovery speed. To ascertain if variations in views occurred due to the professionals' educational background, training experience, and interest, we performed 1-way analyses of variances. The usefulness of psychological skills to support the recovery process was generally viewed favourably by ATs and PTs. The utilization of mental abilities is considered in terms of clinical ramifications.
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Gupta, P., Balla, S., & Verma, S. (2023). Psychological skills in athletic rehabilitation (AR): trainers and therapists perceptions. Multidisciplinary Science Journal, 5, 2023ss0422. https://doi.org/10.31893/multiscience.2023ss0422

[1] Blumenstein B, Orbach I (2020) Periodization of psychological preparation within the training process. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology 18:13-23.

[2] Borsboom D, van der Maas HL, Dalege J, Kievit RA, Haig BD (2021) Theory construction methodology: A practical framework for building theories in psychology. Perspectives on Psychological Science 16:756-766.

[3] Deyle GD, Allen CS, Allison SC, Gill NW, Hando BR, Petersen EJ, Dusenberry DI, Rhon DI (2020) Physical therapy versus glucocorticoid injection for osteoarthritis of the knee. New England Journal of Medicine 382:1420-1429.

[4] Dongoran MF, Fadlih AM, Riyanto P (2020) Psychological characteristics of martial sports Indonesian athletes based on categories of art and fight. Enfermeria Clinica 30:500-503.

[5] Einarsson EI, KristjánsdÓttir H, Saavedra JM (2020) Relationship between elite athletes’ psychological skills and their training in those skills. Nordic Psychology 72:23-32.

[6] Feddersen NB, Keis MAB, Elbe AM (2021) Coaches’ perceived pitfalls in delivering psychological skills training to high-level youth athletes in fencing and football. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching 16:249-261.

[7] Felten-Barentsz KM, van Oorsouw R, Klooster E, Koenders N, Driehuis F, Hulzebos EH, van der Schaaf M, Hoogeboom TJ, van der Wees PJ (2020). Recommendations for hospital-based physical therapists managing patients with COVID-19. Physical therapy 100:1444-1457.

[8] Karpov VY, Zavalishina SY, Dorontsev AV, Skorosov KK, Ivanov DA (2019) Physiological Basis of Physical Rehabilitation of Athletes after Ankle Injuries. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development 10.

[9] Lim TH, Jang CY, O’Sullivan D, Oh H (2018) Applications of psychological skills training for Paralympic table tennis athletes. Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation 14:367.

[10] Mori T, Mataki K, Shimizu Y, Matsuba K, Miura K, Takahashi H, Koda M, Kamada H, Yamazaki M (2020) Dropped Head Syndrome Treated with Physical Therapy Based on the Concept of Athletic Rehabilitation. Case Reports in Orthopedics 2020.

[11] Pankow K, Fraser SN, Holt NL (2021) A retrospective analysis of the development of psychological skills and characteristics among National Hockey League players. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology 19:988-1004.

[12] Shaari JS, Hooi LB, Siswantoyo S (2019) The effectiveness of psychological skills training program on netball shooting performance. Cakrawala Pendidikan 38:174-187.

[13] Trotter MG, Coulter TJ, Davis PA, Poulus DR, Polman R (2021) Social support, self-regulation, and psychological skill use in e-athletes. Frontiers in psychology 12:722030.

[14] van Doormaal MC, Meerhoff GA, Vliet Vlieland TP, Peter WF (2020) A clinical practice guideline for physical therapy in patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis. Musculoskeletal Care 18:575-595.

[15] Vesković A, Koropanovski N, Dopsaj M, Jovanović S (2019) Effects of a psychological skill training program on anxiety levels in top karate athletes. Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte 25:418-422.

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