ABSTRACT
It is well established that injury causation is multifactorial and that, if injury causation is multifactorial, then our injury prevention programme should be the same. It is incumbent upon sport science and medicine teams to do everything possible to prevent sports injuries. However, it is rarely the case that psychologically informed approaches are included within injury prevention programmes in sport. The purposes of this chapter are to (1) review and summarize the psychological-based intervention studies conducted to decrease injury risk among athletes, (2) highlight and discuss some of the reasons for the lack of implementation of psychological strategies within injury prevention programmes, (3) discuss methodological considerations related to the developed interventions, (4) provide recommendations for the future work on psychological aspects related to sport injury prevention and (5) present a case where the reader can elaborate on how to justify, develop and implement an injury prevention programme. Available literature highlights that psychological interventions consistently reduce the risk of injury; yet, despite this, their adoption is still not commonplace. Reasons for the lack of adoption are discussed and future research and applied directions are highlighted.
