Self-Identity and Adolescent Return to Sports Post-ACL Injury and Rehabilitation: Will Anyone Listen?

ABSTRACT: Psychological recovery following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, surgery, and rehabilitation may be influenced by concerns related to self-identity, self-esteem, self-efficacy, health locus of control, fear/avoidance, kinesiophobia, depression, and other emotional or behavioral factors. Through clinical practice guidelines and consensus position articles, knee surgeons, physical therapists, and athletic trainers have greatly improved the process by which physiological musculoskeletal impairment and functional limitation achievement goals translate into evidence-based return to unrestricted sports participation decisions. However, the key psychological indicators or milestones that represent safe return to sports readiness remains poorly understood. The International Classification

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC8811548 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature