The Psychology of Sports Injury: From Risk to Retirement

The Psychology of Sports Injury: From Risk to Retirement provides a critical overview of the psychology of sports injury, covering the 5Rs of sports injury: risk, response, rehabilitation, return to sport and retirement.

Drawing on a range of expert international perspectives from the fields of sport psychology and sport and exercise medicine, The Psychology of Sports Injury covers the psychological considerations associated with sports injuries, prior to the onset of injury through to supporting athletes with post-injury retirement. In addition to this injury lifespan perspective, the book features special interest topics including anterior cruciate ligament injury, sport-related concussion, spinal cord injury and the role of coaches in achieving athlete and team medical outcomes. Additionally, case studies provide the opportunity to apply learning from each chapter.

By covering the sports injury journey from risk factors to retirement and including athlete mental health during sports injury, The Psychology of Sports Injury is an essential text for students, instructors, and practitioners in sports psychology, sport and exercise medicine and other related fields.

Adam Gledhill is Course Director in Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Leeds Beckett University, UK. He is a Fellow of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) and a BASES Accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist. Dr Gledhill is the Deputy Chair of the BASES Division of Psychology and developed the psychology of sports injury and rehabilitation standards for the British Association of Sports Rehabilitators and Trainers Education Framework.

Dale Forsdyke is Senior Lecturer in Sports Injury Management at York St John University, UK and a Society of Sports Therapists Accredited Sports Therapist. Dale is an experienced educator and practitioner, with 20 years’ experience of teaching on sports injury related courses, research interests in psychological factors and return to sport outcomes, and over 10 years’ experience as an injury practitioner across a range of sports.