Texas Tech University, Department of Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences, Box 43011, Lubbock, TX 79409-3011, USA.
Phys Ther Sport. 2011 Feb;12(1):36-42. doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2010.07.005. Epub 2010 Aug 30.
Evidence suggests that competitive athletes returning to sport following injury rehabilitation may experience a range of psychosocial concerns. The purpose of this paper is to review some of the psychosocial stresses common among returning athletes and to provide practitioner strategies for enhancing recovery outcomes.
Findings are based on a database search of Sport Discus, Psychinfo, and Medline using sport injury, fear of re-injury, return to full activity.
Salient apprehensions among athletes' returning to sport following injury were found to include: anxieties associated with re-injury; concerns about an inability to perform to pre-injury standards; feelings of isolation, a lack of athletic identity and insufficient social support; pressures to return to sport; and finally, self-presentational concerns about the prospect of appearing unfit, or lacking in skill in relation to competitors.
The results suggest that athletes returning to sport from injury may experience concerns related to their sense of competence, autonomy and relatedness. Given its focus on competence, autonomy and relatedness issues, self-determination theory (SDT) is offered as a framework for understanding athlete concerns in the return to sport from injury. Practical suggestions for sport medicine practitioners, researchers and applied sport psychology specialists seeking to address athlete issues are provided using an SDT perspective.
有证据表明，受伤康复后重返运动的竞技运动员可能会经历一系列心理社会问题。本文的目的是回顾一些常见于回归运动员的心理社会压力，并为增强康复效果提供从业者策略。
研究结果基于对 Sport Discus、Psychinfo 和 Medline 的数据库搜索，使用了运动损伤、对再次受伤的恐惧、恢复到完全活动。
研究发现，受伤后重返运动的运动员主要有以下担忧：再次受伤的焦虑；担心无法达到受伤前的标准；感到孤立、缺乏运动身份和缺乏足够的社会支持；重返运动的压力；最后，自我表现出对不适合或缺乏与竞争对手相关技能的担忧。
研究结果表明，受伤后重返运动的运动员可能会对自己的能力、自主性和关联性感到担忧。鉴于其对能力、自主性和关联性问题的关注，自主决定理论（SDT）被提出作为理解运动员受伤后重返运动的关注的框架。本文从 SDT 的角度为寻求解决运动员问题的运动医学从业者、研究人员和应用运动心理学家提供了实用建议。
