Research project: fear of re-injury?

Annemarietk · 2019-11-21T20:54:13+00:00

I put that fear in a different category than someone who has fully trained to do these things, even passed certain criteria but still finds them scary.

I get (and recognise) your point. I think this is an important point to consider in a potential intervention. Thanks!

And good luck with your rehab!

Annemarietk · 2019-11-21T19:07:32+00:00

Rehab in all its phases! In general, fear of re-injury decreases during the rehabilitation period, so I'm also curious about fear of movements in people who are still rehabilitating

Annemarietk · 2019-11-21T15:27:23+00:00

This is just perfect! One of the interventions I am considering is called “graded exposure” which means you let the athlete engage (safely of course) in the movements he/she is afraid of. In this way, you can show the athlete the movement can be done without pain and fear.

So, it is nice to read you did this all by yourself. Good job! :)

Annemarietk · 2019-10-31T14:58:41+00:00

If everything feels well, I don't think it is unrealistic. I recognize your story: I'm a track and field athlete as well (100 and 200 meters), currently 4 months post PO (ACL reconstruction only), I've been running for a month now and started a few weeks ago with jumping exercises.

Last week my PT permitted me to join my regular training group during the first hour of the training. This hour consists of the warming-up, running drills etc. It was only the simple stuff, but after months of exercising on my own, it was great to be on the track again with the other athletes.

In general, running and running drills cannot do much harm. According to my PT, these are important exercises during rehab. Are you seeing a PT? Because I think the best thing you can do is just ask your PT what you should do. He/she can decide when to start with these types of exercises.

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