Addressing the Effect of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Based Approaches in Sport Injury: A Systematic Review

Warhel Mohammed,Somruthai Poomsalood,Nykola S Hroll-Lee

doi:10.33899/rjss.2021.169826

Abstract

The aim of this review was to determine the effect of mindfulness on the psychological demands of injured athletes following formal and informal mindfulness practice across seven major studies that were graded and summarized. As a result, this review will provide a comprehensive examination of MBSR's theoretical and practical application in the sport rehabilitation process. The scientific search was conducted via the Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and CINAHL, to find research that had been published between (2011-2020). Using a combination of these groups of keywords, a manual search has also been supplemented. The first and second researcher extracted relevant data from the studies. As for the information on study design, study population, stress reduction measurement, duration of intervention, and results were extracted in a standardized form. The initial search yielded 240 articles. A total of nine studies were deemed applicable following application of the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Most studies in this review used quantitative methods and two studies used mixed approaches. One study used both quantitative and qualitative methods, whilst another study used both experimental and quantitative methods. They assessed both pain tolerance and the perception of pain in injured athletes during a Cold Pressor Test. The rest of the studies were descriptive and most of the studies applied MBSR techniques or other mindfulness-based approaches with injured athletes. One study used a cross-sectional study design. There was a mix of methodology designs that had been used by the researchers. This systematic review clarified a promising outcome to adapt MBSR into sport injury rehabilitation. This is through formal and informal mindfulness practice by practitioners. MBSR is not only used with clinical populations, but also with non-clinical populations. Thus, the integration of MBSR and MBA into sport therapy would create a valuable understanding regarding mindfulness practice in sport, in both theoretical and practical knowledge.

Highlights

The focus is on MBSR and MBA in the rehabilitation of sport injury
This review will provide a comprehensive examination of MBSR's theoretical and practical applicability in the sport rehabilitation process
Another objective is to address the future direction that researchers can take by practicing MBSR and MBA in sport injury rehabilitation

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Introduction

The focus is on MBSR and MBA in the rehabilitation of sport injury. The gap in the literature is a considerable area which has not received sufficient attention to integrate mindfulness practice as a part of sport injury rehabilitation. Through this review it can be clarified that, there are potential benefits to MBSR and other mindfulness approaches during sport rehabilitation Another point for consideration, is that mindfulness practice can be a valuable system for athletes to accept their new situation after being injured. Heaney [7] stated that, many studies have been conducted on psychological interventions to improve athletes' attitudes and reduce negative thoughts as a strategy for injury rehabilitation [14 - 21]. Technique of MBSR and MBA Work in the Literature Review Validity of MBSR MBSR is a common mindfulness practice that developed by Kabat-Zinn in 1979 at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester This program was designed to alleviate chronic pain for patients. MBSR is used to adapt to medical conditions that can deliver regular mindfulness practice through self-regulatory attitudes, as well as to manage both emotions and stress [25]

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