For collegiate and professional athletes, injuries present a major roadblock in participation, and recovery from an injury is more than just physical.
A Centers for Disease Control study reported that 210,000 college athletes sustain an injury each year while competing in NCAA sports. Mental fortitude can be crucial in persevering through the recovery timeline of an athletic injury.
Justin Brett, football player for Mercer University, shares his personal experience of sustaining an injury that took him out of his final season. Dr. Hamid Sadri, a sports rehabilitation specialist, also weighs on on what he sees in treating injured athletes.
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