Causes of athletic injury

1. physiological factors

2. psychological history

- life stress (working, families, studying)

- sports stress

- forthcoming major competition

- being a marginal player

- too aggressive risk-seeking

- requirement (goal) too high

- over-training, over physical fitness

- low social support

　

stress led to injury

Pargman:’ the mind is responsible for cause stress, which in turn interferes with normal bodily functions and sets the stage for possible impairment’

- stress caused from social facilitation and

- social evaluation may contribute to athletic injury occurrence

　

- stress causes physiological reaction (e.g, narrowing of visual field and bracing of muscles, muscle spasm, painful stomach, a pounding heart)

- anxiety causes a loss or lack of focus and worrying

- increase the risk of injury because of disruption of concentration and increase muscle tension

　

　