Imagery use during rehabilitation from injury: a case study of an elite athlete.

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Hare, Rebecca
Date
2006Type
Thesis
Publisher
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
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The purpose of this case study was to gain an in-depth understanding of an elite
athlete's use of imagery across the different phases of injury rehabilitation and to
explore the role of imagery ability and perception of pain on imagery use in
rehabilitation. Data collection comprised semi-structured interviews, the Athletic
Injury Imagery Questionnaire-2,the adapted Vividness of Movement Imagery
Questionnaire, and a Visual Analogue Scale for pain. The athlete primarily used the
cognitive specific function of imagery in the rehearsal of specific skills and to
enhance self confidence. Findings of the study supported change in imagery use
across rehabilitation and highlighted the affect of imagery ability and pain intensity on
the use and effectiveness of the athlete's imagery. The study also provided some
support for the effect of a number of variables on athletes' responses to injury (Wiese-
Bjomstal; Smith, Shaffer, & Morrey, 1998).
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MSc Sport Psychology
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