How do psychological factors influence top athlete’s injuries?

AISTS Sport Medicine Podcasts

This month’s podcast looks at how psychological factor can influence injuries for top athletes. Alvaro Abati and Juan Scmitz will take you through the psychological factors that can impact the injuries of top athletes and the type of injuries that could be caused by them, and then analyse whether psychological factors can impact the healing process. They will provide practical solutions to help athletes recover faster from injuries and look at the use of motor imagery, which is the mental representation of an action without any actual movement. To find out more about this listen to the link below.