主办单位:成都体育学院
ISSN 1001-9154 CN 51-1097/G8

Journal of Chengdu Sport University ›› 2021, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (3): 86-93.doi: 10.15942/j.jcsu.2021.03.014

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Athletes Return to Play: Models, Evaluations and Applications

SUN Junzhi, HU Shiliang, ZUO Luyu, LI Ning   

  1. Chengdu Sport University, Chengdu Sichuan 610041
  • Received:2021-01-20 Revised:2021-04-20 Online:2021-05-15 Published:2021-06-18

Abstract: Athletes would inevitably suffer from sports injuries during trainings or competitions. Treatments and rehabilitations are the focus in sports medicine. Return to play is the ultimate goal of treatment and rehabilitation for athletes, also the ultimate manifestation of the treatment, and the basis for further improvement in sports performance. The article sorts out the processes for Decision-based Return To Play (DRTP) model, Strategic Assessment of Risk and Risk Tolerance (StARRT) model and comprehensive decision model for athletes return to play; analyzes the contents and indicators of the status evaluation of return to play for athletes, which needs to focus on clinical examinations and physical function testing in both the physiological function and mental states; addresses return to play for ACL injuries, and applications in shoulder instability and concussion, as well as special conditions like COVID-19 infection; and provides references the national team to prepare for the Tokyo Summer Olympics and the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Key words: Return to Play, Athletes, Status Assessment, Olympic Games, Sports Injury, Conussion, COVID-19