Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 36-42 , February 2011

A review of return to sport concerns following injury rehabilitation: Practitioner strategies for enhancing recovery outcomes

  • Leslie Podlog

      Affiliations

    • Texas Tech University, Department of Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences, Box 43011, Lubbock, TX 79409-3011, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 806 742 3052; fax: +1 806 742 1688.
    • ,
  • James Dimmock

      Affiliations

    • The University of Western Australia, Australia
    • ,
  • John Miller

      Affiliations

    • Texas Tech University, Department of Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences, Box 43011, Lubbock, TX 79409-3011, USA

Received 6 January 2010 ,Revised 30 June 2010 ,Accepted 27 July 2010.

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Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 36-42 , February 2011

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