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MSc PhD. Injury surveillance, prevention & wellbeing researcher. Associate Professor in Athletic Therapy & Training @DCU. Certified Athletic Therapist.
Mar 7, 2021 5 tweets 2 min read
Delighted to have our new paper on the psychological response to injury in male & female collegiate Gaelic games players published in @Sports_Health this week.
doi.org/10.1177/194173…
Will include a thread of our main findings 👇1/ 2/ Gaelic games players had similar levels of fear avoidance & lowered confidence in returning to sport as other athletes highlighting the importance of psychosocial support during their #rehab. They especially worried about returning to play too soon & making their injury worse