Psychology of Injury Rehabilitation

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Pscyhology Flashcards on Psychology of Injury Rehabilitation, created by Mark Arsenal on 27/04/2013.
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From Hemmings and Povey 2002, what can we conclude about the physiotherapist/sports psychologist relationship? Less than 10% of physio's had ever referred an athlete to a sport psychologist. They recognized the importance of psychological well-being in recovery and the value of increasing the athletes understanding of psychological principles. But found they had limited access to sport psychologist and were concerned about over-stepping there boundaries.
What is the take home message from Hemmings and Povey 2002? (Physio/Psychologist relationship) We need a greater interaction between the two.
What do good Sport Psychologists do with an injured athlete? Build rapport, understand the meaning and impact of the injury, educate the athlete about the injury and the rehab process, teach specific psychological coping skills, teach how to cope with setbacks, foster social support, learn from the injured athletes.
What do Sport Psychologists do with regard to the coaches and teammates of the injured athletes? Educate teammates how to react to the injured athlete, change the 'no-pain, no-gain' attitude, and keep the athlete involved with the team.
According to Heil 1993 What are the goals of Sport Psychology in the Rehab process? To facilitate the rehab process, maintain the athletes emotional equilibrium, identify and mobilise existing coping strategies and social support, enhance mental readiness for performance, promote self-efficacy.
Can Sport Psychologists help athletes heal faster? Ievleva and Orlick 1991 used a retrospective design to find out. Yes. They found there was a great difference in the amounts of Mental techniques (Goal-setting, Positive Self-Talk, Healing Imagery) between fast healers and slow healers (fast healers performed the techniques much more).
What is the theory of Functional Equivalence and how can it help with injured athletes? Functional Equivalence is whereby we can use Imagery to help maintain performance (technique) when the athlete is physically injured as the two modes overlap.
According to Dreidiger, Hall and Callow 2006- what types of Imagery can be used during Injury? Skill Based, Strategy Based, Goal Based, Arousal/Affect Based, Mastery Based, Pain/Healing Based.
What does Skill-Based Imagery involve in Injury rehab? Image specific rehab movements, re-learn previously autonomic skill movements, enhance performance of rehab skill.
What does Strategy-Based Imagery involve in Injury rehab? Not directly related to the rehab process, and it involves imaging strategies associated with the sport- for example imaging how to run 'Theresa' in Lacrosse.
What does Goal-Based Imagery involve in Injury rehab? Most important and widely used. Used in motivation to do rehab exercises, imaging themselves in the future healthy and winning.
What does Arousal/Affect Based Imagery involve in Injury rehab? Image to control stress and thus facilitate relaxation, and psych themselves up to persist with rehab.
What does Mastery-Based Imagery involve in Injury rehab? Help maintain focus, cope with difficult/painful situations, increase confidence, maintain positive attitude.
How can imagery during rehab help with motivation? It helps in Healing, Pain Management and Injury Prevention.
In Vergeer and Roberts 2006 what effect did they find In Imagery and Flexibility level? Imagery helped improve ROM and higher comfort levels when performing the stretching.
What are the 2 most important factors when using Imagery during Rehab to help achieve the desired outcome? Selection of Type of Imagery. Imagery Ability.
What Sport Psychologist behaviors do Physiotherapists do when they are caring for an injured athlete? Speaking to the athlete about sport psychology, Seeking additional information about sporty psychology, Talk to a Sport Psychologist about an athlete, Referring the athlete to a sport psychologist, Using applied sport psychology techniques during rehab.
According to Hemmings and Povey 2002 what psychological techniques are used most frequently by physiotherapists? But what important aspect was found to be neglected? Creating a varied rehab program, set short term goals, Self Talk, Effective Communication, Self-confidence.
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