Kinesiology 1070A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Psychological Intervention, Goal Setting

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 1070A/B
• Professor: Harry Prapavessis

Document Summary

Physical activity and sedentary behaviour subsequent to serious orthopedic injury. Patients spent 76-99% of their time sitting. Physical activity is low and sedentary behaviour is high. More research is needed on the impact of immobility on orthopedic injury outcomes and the risk of chronic disease. Stressful athletic situation > stress response > injury. If the demands exceed your resource capabilities, you will undergo stress. Stress carries body demands such as high heart rate, rapid breathing, sweating, muscle tension, and others. Stress also causes mental demands such as tunnel vision, decreased focus, etc. Personality, history of stressors, interventions, and coping resources can strengthen or weaken your stress response. Personality: type a handle stress less well than type b. History of stressors: experienced athletes are more equipped to cope with stress. Coping resources: strength, durability, talking to someone later. Intervention: how you react in the situation (stay calm, freak out, tense up, absorb hit)