RESEARCH_FILE
Clare L. Ardern
La Trobe University / Karolinska Institutet
Known for:Establishing psychological readiness as a measurable predictor of return to sport after ACL reconstruction
SEE THE PRACTICE
Turn a thought this research explains into one clear move.
THE THOUGHT
“The 17-year-old is already better than me”
YOUR RECORDED RESPONSE
“He had one good moment. That is not my whole career.”
ONE PRIVATE MOVE
On a blank note, list three separate things you’ve done this season that a single rep cannot erase. Keep the note to yourself and look at it once after you write it, then close it.
Key findings
- 2013
Found that psychological factors — motivation during rehabilitation, confidence and satisfaction with knee function — predicted return to preinjury level of sport at 12 months after ACL reconstruction, independent of physical measures like knee function scores. Psychological Responses Matter in Returning to Preinjury Level of Sport After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery ↗
- 2014
With Taylor, Feller and Webster, updated a systematic review and meta-analysis of 7,556 athletes and found 81% returned to some sport but only 55% to their competitive pre-injury level after ACL reconstruction. Fifty-Five Per Cent Return to Competitive Sport Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis ↗