ArticleJournal of experimental orthopaedics2023
It is time to target psychological readiness (or lack of readiness) in return to sports after Anterior Cruciate Ligament tears.
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- The utility of psychological readiness scales in predicting return to sport: a systematic review.BMC psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Can MRI predict return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction? A systematic review of the literature.La Radiologia medica · 2025Pooled it
- No clear association between time to return-to-play and first additional injury in European professional football players after ACL injury: A media-based study.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Psychological Readiness and Kinesiophobia Are Not Associated With Effusion-Synovitis in Early Recovery After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Journal of sport rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Development and Validation of the Elbow Instability-Return to Sport After Injury (EI-RSI) Scale: Assessing Psychological Readiness for Return to Sport.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Current concepts and future perspective of muscle function tests to inform return to sport decision-making after ACLR: A narrative review.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Review
- Beyond the Injury: A Case Report on Psychological Intervention During ACL Rehabilitation in a Professional Futsal Player.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Test Learning Effects Influence Coordinative but Not Strength-Related Tasks in Patients Six Months After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Dynamic change of direction, isometric strength, and psychological readiness in final phase ACLR athletes: an integrated approach.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- How Can We Optimize a Safe Return to Sport for Youth Athletes? Emerging Concepts and Perspectives - Multidisciplinary Approach.Open access journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Go to the back before going forward: Addressing psychological responses in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction rehabilitation.Journal of sport and health science · 2024Article
- Rehabilitation after surgery for patellar instability.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2024Article
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Abstract
Functional recovery has for long been the focus of rehabilitation after an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury. It is now increasingly recognized that more attention should be given to patients` mental recovery, their psychological readiness for returning to sport, after such an injury. Within this relatively new field of science, clinicians need clarity on when and how psychological factors should be monitored and how inexpedient psychological responses may be addressed during rehabilitation. In this Expert Opinion suggestions on how targeting psychological readiness may improve rehabilitation and return-to-sport evaluations are made based on current evidence-and issues in need of further clarification are addressed.
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