This document discusses psychological rehabilitation for sports injuries. It notes that psychological factors play a key role in injury recovery. Injured athletes experience emotions like sadness, isolation, frustration and anger. Common reactions to injury include feelings of frustration, anger, boredom, depression, fear and anxiety. The document then provides tools and techniques for mental and psychological recovery, including positive self-talk, relaxation techniques, biofeedback, meditation, autogenic training and progressive muscle relaxation. It emphasizes the importance of proper psychological support and sessions during and after recovery so athletes can bounce back from injury.

1. Sports Injury &
Psychological
Rehabilitation
• Qurrat-ul-ain
• Sports Psychologist,
• Counselling Therapist,ADCP, Member of APA (American Psychological Association)
• Pakistan Sports Board Islamabad.

2. Psychological effects of
sports injury
• Psychological antecedents and emotional
reactions play a key role in athletic injury
rehabilitation.
• Injured athletes treated with a comprehensive
rehabilitation program that includes
addressing these issues experience less stress.
• Emotional responses to injury include sadness,
feelings of isolation, irritation, lack of
motivation, frustration, anger, alterations in
appetite, sleep disturbance,PTSD and feeling
disengaged.

3. Reactions
• In general, while a small minority of athletes
is relieved to have a reason to leave a sport,
most athletes experience a wide range of
intense, negative emotions following an
injury. Athletes usually feel some
combination of frustration, anger, boredom,
depression, fear, anxiety, confusion and
loneliness after injury.

5. Recovery
Tools

6. Mental
Rehearsal
Techniques

7. 1.

8. POSITIVE SELF TALK &
SELF STAMEMENTS
• I am emotionally stronger than I
think
• I can see myself acting in
peaceful ways
• I remain flexible
• It is possible for me to remain
calm under stressful circumstances
• I am the greatest by
MUHAMMAD ALI BOXER

9. STOP
TECHNIQUE

10. Coping strategies/ Stress management/ Relaxation
techniques
Relaxation
techniques
Biofeedback
Meditation
Autogenic training
Progressive
relaxation

11. Progressive Relaxation
Abdominal breathing
Tensing & Relaxing muscles

12. Chest
Breathing

16. Techniques for
Injured person
Relaxational Techniques
Motivational Videos/music
Making him/her focusing on present
Accept help and support
Optimistic goals
Don’t underestimate the power of
visualization (visualise…a healthy you)
Proper Psychological sessions are
compulsory during and after recovery
period, so that an athlete bounce back
after injury.

17. Motivation

18. NICKVUJICIC
NO ARMS
NO LEGS
.
.
But
HUGE
HEART

20. Thank you