Kinesiology 3474A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Observational Learning
1 May 2018
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Kinesiology 3474 - Psychology of Interventions (Midterm)
Lecture 11
Modeling in Injury Rehabilitation
- In the same way that modeling can be used to acquire motor skills and modulate
psychological responses in sport and exercise, it can also be beneficial during injury
rehabilitation
- Especially for athletes who are recovering from their first major injury, observational
learning is a crucial component of performing novel exercises and regaining movement
patterns
- Therapists often demonstrate exercisers or they may use pictures to illustrate, but
athletes may also seek cues from injured peers
- Watching another athlete successfully execute the movement can be an important
method of gaining information about correct body positioning, speed, and coordination
patterns
- Using the self as a model is not that common in injury rehabilitation; as in exercise,
mirrors can be used to make sure the exercisers are being completed properly
- Whereas mastery models are good for assisting in physical skill development, coping
models have the advantage in promoting psychological changes and emotional
regulation, both of which can be important in injury rehabilitation
- Maddison and colleagues (2006) examined the effect of peer modeling on perceptions
of preoperative anxiety and pain, as well as postoperative self-efficacy and functional
outcomes, in a sample of 58 patients undergoing ACL reconstruction
□ Two coping model videos were created for this study; Video 1 addressed the
preoperative period through to two weeks post-surgery and Video 2 dealt with
the period between two and six weeks post-surgery
□ Both videos depicted time-matched rehabilitation exercises and edited
interviews, and models were matched by gender and age to the study
participants
□ Compared to those in the control condition, patients who watched the modeling
videos reported significantly lower perceptions of expected pain before surgery
and significantly greater self-efficacy for walking and using crutches after
surgery; however, the intervention had no effect on anxiety; Intervention
patients also demonstrated significantly better objective functional outcome
scores compared to controls
In rehabilitation setting, both formal and informal models may be useful;
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Document Summary
In the same way that modeling can be used to acquire motor skills and modulate psychological responses in sport and exercise, it can also be beneficial during injury rehabilitation. Especially for athletes who are recovering from their first major injury, observational learning is a crucial component of performing novel exercises and regaining movement patterns. Therapists often demonstrate exercisers or they may use pictures to illustrate, but athletes may also seek cues from injured peers. Watching another athlete successfully execute the movement can be an important method of gaining information about correct body positioning, speed, and coordination patterns. Using the self as a model is not that common in injury rehabilitation; as in exercise, mirrors can be used to make sure the exercisers are being completed properly. Whereas mastery models are good for assisting in physical skill development, coping models have the advantage in promoting psychological changes and emotional regulation, both of which can be important in injury rehabilitation.
