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How Music Can Help Athletes Recover from Sports Injuries

AASP

First, the injury will be assessed by a medical professional to determine the level of care needed. While this is widely considered the standard process to ‘properly’ heal an injury, there is a critical component that frequently goes untreated: the psychological symptoms experienced (Arvinen-Barrow & Walker, 2017).

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Connection Between Magnesium and Vitamin B6 to Support a Normal Stress Response

Designs for Health

Nutritional status and other lifestyle factors may influence the body’s response to psychological stress. Population studies have associated the dietary intake of vitamin B6 with lower incidences of depressed moods and psychological stress. Research suggests that optimal nervous system function is dependent on magnesium.

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Measuring Sleep to Help Manage Athletic Performance

First Beat

Sleep plays a vital role in recovery both physiologically and psychologically. They also include accelerometer data which is used to assess when the athlete is actually asleep. The challenge with that approach, however, is that it can be quite difficult to separately assess the two aspects of sleep. This is not always the case.

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How To Support A Growth Mindset In Physical Education

The Physical Educator

adequate nutrition, sleep, fitness”; and Psychological Well-Being : “ e.g. positive and realistic self-statements and realistic self-appraisal of performance quality”. Feeling anxious before, during, or after a performance is a natural response from our nervous system that is just trying to prime us to be able to face challenging situations.