Integrating Sports Psychology and Sports Nutrition in Return-to Play Management of Musculoskeletal Injuries

Monday, October 19
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM (Central Time)
Location:
CE: 1.0
Level 3 (advanced knowledge/expertise)
Activity Code: 158211

The importance of addressing the psychological and nutritional components of sport injury recovery are well recognized. What is often overlooked is how professionals from these two disciplines may work collaboratively to enhance rehabilitation outcomes. This session examines different phases of recovery from musculoskeletal injury, with an eye towards articulating where and how sport psychology and sports nutrition can be integrated into the return-to-sport process.

Planned with the Committee for Lifelong Learning

Learning Objectives:

  • Discuss key milestones in return to play process and how to integrate sports psychology and sports nutrition into each phase of recovery from injury.
  • Explain how principles of Self-determination Theory can be used to inform interdisciplinary work with injured athletes.
  • Identify and administer assessments that sports dietitians can use to screen athletes for adjustment to injury and for referral purposes.

Performance Indicators:

  • 9.2.4 Collaborates with learner(s) and colleagues
    to formulate specific, measurable and attainable
    objectives and goals.
  • 9.4.4 Adjusts education plan to meet the needs of
    the individual, group and population
  • 10.1.3 Works collaboratively with the
    interdisciplinary team (including NDTRs) to
    identify and implement valid and reliable nutrition
    screening to support access to care.

    Moderator(s)

  • Integrating Sports Psychology and Sports Nutrition in Return-to Play Management of Musculoskeletal Injuries -

    Michele Macedonio, MS, RD, CSSD, LD

    Nutrition Consultant, Owner

    Nutrition Strategies, LLC

  • Speaker(s)

  • Integrating Sports Psychology and Sports Nutrition in Return-to Play Management of Musculoskeletal Injuries -

    Les Podlog, PhD

    Associate Professor

    University of Utah