Kinesiophobia is the fear of physical movement, most often documented in people recovering from an injury or a chronic pain condition who come to associate motion itself with the risk of re-injury or increased pain. It is studied extensively in physical therapy and rehabilitation medicine, where excessive avoidance of movement is recognized as a factor that can slow recovery and worsen long-term outcomes.
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1. Wikipedia: Kinesiophobia
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Systematic review findings further indicate that interventions combining education with graded exposure to movement can reduce fear-avoidance behaviors and improve motor function during rehabilitation.
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Psychological measures and tests that are commonly used to properly evaluate return to sport include the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK), the Incredibly Short Profile of Mood States (ISP), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale (MHLC).
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