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How to Talk to an Athlete About an Injury
I'm a healthcare practitioner by trade and training at Sports Physiotherapist here in Australia. It's so key to recognize that behind the injury is a human being with feelings, fears, emotions, doubts, beliefs. We might use questions in the consultation sense such as in your heart or heart stand, what's your greatest concern about this injury? And you know, well, I'm afraid that I'm never going to get this right. The athletes say, yeah, when I'm honest, perhaps yesterday, maybe last three days, I was really stressed with this and that," he says.