Injury-Related Fear in Individuals With and Without Chronic Ankle Instability: A Systematic Review

CONCLUSION: Available evidence emphasizes the importance of injury-related fear in individuals who develop chronicity after ankle sprain injury. The Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire and Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia are useful for the identification of injury-related fear in individuals after sustaining an ankle sprain and should be used to inform rehabilitation strategies and to monitor efficacy in fear reduction.PMID:34544903 | DOI:10.1123/jsr.2021-0015
Source: Journal of Sport Rehabilitation - Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Source Type: research