Charting a path through the student-athlete injury treatment and recovery process

.....“The mental health component of [injury] is oftentimes every bit as significant as the physical component,” Brockmeier said. “When you look at an injury, it’s not a knee, it’s a person … and these are people who are very used to performing at a high level.”   ...more

Bethany`s Notes: Dealing with an injury can be almost more challenging mentally than physically at times. For most physical injuries there are steps (i.e. surgery, certain amount of time off, etc..) that an athlete makes progress through. Mentally though the challenges can include so much more: fear, anxiety, depression, identity crisis, etc..