Athletic trainers' and physical therapists' perceptions of the effectiveness of psychological skills within sport injury rehabilitation programs

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 258-264

  Hamson Utley, J Jordan ^a,d   Martin, Scott ^b   Walters, Jason ^c  

^a WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c AthletiCo Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine   (United States)

^d Health Promotion and Human Performance   (United States)

Author keywords

Injured athletes; Mental imagery; Recovery speed; Rehabilitation adherence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC TRAINER; ATHLETIC TRAINING EDUCATION; ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IMAGERY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REHABILITATION CARE; SELF ESTEEM; SPORT INJURY;

EID: 48249083838     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-43.3.258     Document Type: Article

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