Open AccessFear Avoidance After Injury and Readiness to Return to Sport in Collegiate Male and Female Gaelic Games Players
Author(s) -
Siobhán O’Connor,
Kieran Moran,
Aishling Sheridan,
Shaunagh Brady,
Conor Bruce,
Erica Beidler,
Anna Donnla O’Hagan,
Enda Whyte
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sports health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.212
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1941-7381
pISSN - 1941-0921
DOI - 10.1177/1941738121999047
Subject(s) - athletes , psychology , clearance , rehabilitation , physical therapy , injury prevention , medicine , poison control , medical emergency , urology
Injuries are common in collegiate Gaelic games, and negative psychological responses to injury, such as fear avoidance and a lack of psychological readiness to return to sport, can affect players during their rehabilitation and their subsequent return to sport. Thus, identifying these responses in players can allow clinicians to address these issues during rehabilitation. This study aimed to examine fear avoidance and psychological readiness to return to sport in collegiate Gaelic games players.