Athletes First Performance Podcast

Ep. 24: Psychological Readiness for ACL Return to Sport

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Griffin Zink, PT, DPT, CSCS  joined the podcast to discuss psychological readiness for athletes returning to sport following ACL reconstruction.


We reviewed his residency research project as well as his recently published article in Sports Health: The Influence of Strength and Sport Exposure on Psychological Readiness After ACL Reconstruction
Topics Include:

  • Why psychological readiness should be considered independently from strength and hop testing
  • Screening psychological readiness via the ACL-RSI 
  • The Inverted U Theory and the critical
    • timepoints and milestones during rehab that have fluctuations in emotions
  • When to administer the ACL-RSI during the return to sport continuum
  • How demographics such as age and gender impact
    • psychological readiness
  • Potential interventions to address
    • psychological readiness


    Contact:

    Instagram: ⁠@GriffinZink

    Email: [email protected]


    Zink GP, Zwolski CM, Thomas SM, Paterno MV, Schmitt LC. The Influence of Strength and Sport Exposure on Psychological Readiness After ACL Reconstruction. Sports Health. 2024;16(2):239-246. doi:10.1177/19417381231223522⁠
    ​Thanks for listening and as always, please let us know if you have any questions, recommendations, or topics you would like us to cover! ​ 


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    Run Time: 36:33  Released on 7April2024

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