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What are the perceptions of rehabilitation and return to sport among high school athletes with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction?
What are the perceptions of rehabilitation and return to sport among high school athletes with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction?
Psychosocial support and peer mentoring may be key to improving readiness for return to sport in high school athletes after ACL reconstruction.
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Supports psychosocial screening in adolescent ACL rehab; leaves open whether peer mentoring improves return-to-sport outcomes.
Early identification of athletes at risk for persistent psychosocial barriers, such as fear of reinjury and uncertainty regarding full recovery, and establishment of peer mentoring groups to facilitate psychosocial support throughout the rehabilitation process may be key components of a gradual, patient-centered approach to improving mental and physical readiness for return to sport. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2018;48(12):951-959. Epub 22 Jun 2018. doi:10.2519/jospt.2018.8277.
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