Abstract
Unrecognized and unaddressed injury-related fears may hinder the rehabilitation process in injured athletes. Currently, 3 scales have been reported to measure injury-related fears in general orthopedic patient populations: the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia-11 (TSK-11), the Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ), and the Re-Injury Anxiety Inventory (RIAI). However, these instruments have not been studied extensively in athletes with musculoskeletal injuries. The purpose of this case series was to describe changes in injury-related fear in intercollegiate and interscholastic athletes with acute musculoskeletal injuries. Twenty-six athletes completed the 3 questionnaires at 48 hours, 1 week, and 3 weeks postinjury. Responses to all 3 questionnaires and their subscales, except for the RIAIRehab subscale, changed signifi cantly over the course of the study. In addition, signifi cant correlations were found among most measures, as each appears to be measuring diff erent constructs of the same phenomena. Following acute musculoskeletal injury, injury-related fear scores decreased as the athletes’ condition improved. [Athletic Training & Sports Health Care. 2013;x(x):xxx-xxx.]
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