Kinesiology 1088A/B Lecture : [34].docx

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 1088A/B
• Professor: Bob La Rose

Document Summary

Major life changes when combined with few coping skills and little social support = higher risk of athletic injury, Disrupts attention by narrowing peripheral field and causes distractions and irrelevant. Creates muscle tension that interferes with normal coordination. Some athletes look for attention by playing up or even faking an injury. It"s a series of psych processes we work through: denial, anger, bargaining (if you do this you would get it back, depression, acceptance and reorganization. Advances in rehab active recovery, less invasive surgical techniques, weight training, etc. However the biggest advance is the recognition that psychological techniques play a big part in recovery so the holistic approach of treating the mind as well as the body has now become the most accepted way to effective recovery. Faster healers have been shown to use more coping skills (goal setting, positive self talk, healing imagery, etc. ) than slow healers.