A Model for Applying Situational Awareness Theory to the Return to Sport Continuum.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite developing and implementing return to sport guidelines, high rates of re-injury remain. The return to sport continuum is a three-phase, criterion-based progression based on physical and psychological factors used to guide the sports medicine team in return to sport decision making. Situational awareness (SA) pertains to an athlete's knowledge of the dynamic environment (i.e., their ability to perceive the components in the environment, comprehend the meaning of the perceived information, and predict future actions based on that comprehension). SA can be applied on a cognitive continuum that encompasses three levels, each stage becoming more challenging with additional time constraints and increased uncertainty. Integrating the cognitive continuum with the return

SUBMITTER: Porter KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10399126 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature