How to use it
After clearance from a clinician, rebuild the skill as a ladder: low bar → mat → full height, single reps → sets → combinations. Rate fear 0–10 before each attempt. Move up only when the body is ready and fear is 3 or below for three sessions in a row.
How sure we are
S Evidence: strong. Large trials or many studies, pointing the same way.
P Evidence: promising. Good studies, but small or few. Use it and keep checking.
Sources
Ardern et al. 2013 and later cohorts (mostly knee-injury research): fear of reinjury predicts who returns.
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