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Podcast: Physio Network
Episode: [Physio Explained] Psychological readiness: a risk factor for secondary ACL injuries? with Dr. Ryan Zarzycki
Description: In this episode we explore a recent paper which showed that female athletes' with greater psychological readiness had a higher risk of second ACL injury after primary ACL reconstruction, in which Ryan was the lead author. We discuss:Â How and when to use questionnaires in ACL rehabThe interesting finding from this paper of higher ACL re-injury rates in those who scored higher in the ACL-RSI questionnairesReturn to sport readiness and which athletes we might want to hold back for longer to prevent second ACL injuryThe importance of communication and discussions in ACL r...