Bryn DrescherPro Mindset Coach and Leadership Speaker

How to heal from an injury faster #shorts

Name: How to heal from an injury faster #shorts
Uploaded: 2021-04-23T19:15:41+00:00
Duration: 58 s
Channel: Bryn Drescher
Description: In this brief YouTube Short, the speaker offers three mental strategies to stay tough and potentially speed up recovery after an injury. First, he…

23 Apr 2021 · 1 min

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In this brief YouTube Short, the speaker offers three mental strategies to stay tough and potentially speed up recovery after an injury. First, he suggests visualizing the injured body part healing, citing signs that this mental imagery can produce faster results. Second, he recommends performing mental repetitions of sport-specific actions—like shooting a basketball or a hockey puck—in the mind to keep skills sharp. Third, he encourages using the downtime for meditation, mindfulness, and positive self‑talk, framing it as an opportunity to improve mental habits so the athlete returns stronger.

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An injury got you sidelined and you want to know how to stay mentally tough during recovery? Here are 3 things you can do to stay mentally in the game. 1, use your mind to actually improve your recovery time. There are signs that suggest that if you just visualize your bone, your limb, whatever, healing faster, it actually will produce results. 2, you can do mental reps in your head of exercise that is similar to your sport. So taking shots if you're a basketball player, shooting the puck if you're in hockey, etc. 3, just know that it's okay to take this time to breathe and own up your meditation or mindfulness ritual. This is a good time to work on your self-talk and your mindfulness because then you'll get back on the court even stronger than you were before.