Rehabilitation and return to play in concussed athletes: a qualitative multi-case study

dc.contributor.authorJohnsson, Quinn Nikolai
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorRathwell, Scott
dc.contributor.supervisorGonzalez, Claudia L. R.
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-19T16:32:17Z
dc.date.available2022-10-19T16:32:17Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractThe Return to Sport protocol (RTS) requires concussed athletes to progress through a symptom-limited 6 Stage process before returning to sport. While this protocol is beneficial for managing the physical symptoms of a concussion, it is limited in considering the psychosocial factors of rehabilitation. Given that psychosocial elements of rehabilitation have been associated with athletes’ readiness to return to sport in musculoskeletal injuries, understanding the psychosocial elements of sports-related concussions (SRC) rehabilitation may be beneficial for understanding athletes’ psychological readiness to return to sport following RTS. This qualitative multiple-case study utilized a combination of timelining and two semi-structured interviews to explore the psychosocial factors of concussion rehabilitation and psychological readiness to return to sport. Five themes were developed from athletes’ shared experiences of concussion rehabilitation and return to sport. These findings provide preliminary evidence of the complex psychosocial factors that influence concussed athletes’ rehabilitation and readiness to return to sport.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/6353
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subject0575en_US
dc.proquest.subject0621en_US
dc.proquest.subject0451en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Kinesiology and Physical Educationen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Kinesiology and Physical Educationen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectconcussionen_US
dc.subjectrehabilitationen_US
dc.subjectsport psychologyen_US
dc.subjectReturn to Sporten_US
dc.subjectpsychosocialen_US
dc.subjectmultiple-methodsen_US
dc.subjectmultiple case studyen_US
dc.subjecttimeliningen_US
dc.subjectpost-secondary athletesen_US
dc.subjectBrain--Concussionen_US
dc.subjectRehabilitation--Psychological aspectsen_US
dc.subjectRehabilitation--Social aspectsen_US
dc.subjectSports injuries--Social aspectsen_US
dc.subjectSports injuries--Psychological aspectsen_US
dc.subjectSports injuries--Patients--Treatmenten_US
dc.subjectSports--Psychological aspectsen_US
dc.subjectCollege athletes--Wounds and injuriesen_US
dc.subjectCollege athletes--Rehabilitationen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleRehabilitation and return to play in concussed athletes: a qualitative multi-case studyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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