04/02/2026
Sports injuries don’t just impact your body.
For many individuals, an injury can affect identity, confidence, daily routines, and overall mental wellbeing — especially when movement, performance, or physical activity has been a core part of life.
Sports trauma isn’t always visible, and it’s not always talked about. It can show up as frustration, anxiety, loss of identity, or difficulty adjusting to new limitations.
In this Provider Insight Series, Sarah Joyner, LCSW-S, shares insight into:
• Common signs of sports-related trauma
• Treatment approaches that support both mind and body
• The real-life impact these experiences can have beyond physical recovery
Understanding the connection between physical injury and mental health is an important step in helping people find the right kind of support.
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Sports trauma can be understood as any experience within athletics where an individual feels a loss of control or a lack of choice over the outcome. At its core, trauma is not just about what happens to a person, but how the experience is processed internally.