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Injury-Related Fear In Individuals With Chronic Ankle Instability, Ashley Marie Brawford Suttmiller
Injury-Related Fear In Individuals With Chronic Ankle Instability, Ashley Marie Brawford Suttmiller
Rehabilitation Sciences Theses & Dissertations
About 40% of individuals who suffer a lateral ankle sprain develop chronic ankle instability (CAI). The mechanisms for developing CAI is believed to be multi-factorial, however, most literature has focused on the physical manifestations of the condition, leaving our understanding of psychological manifestations of the condition fairly unclear. Injury-related fear has been identified as a psychological factor that may be relevant to the condition, but our understanding is limited. Therefore, the purpose of this dissertation was to better understand injury-related fear in patients with CAI through three studies.
The first study systematically reviewed the literature to understand differences in injury-related …