Funding outcome

Exercise therapy is a vital part of physiotherapy treatment after a youth sports injury. However, even the best exercise programs will fail if the exercises are not done as prescribed. Sadly, we know that many youths do not complete their exercise therapy programs as they are given. This can delay recovery, contribute to ongoing pain and make it difficult to return to sports and other activities. There is no agreement about how to help youth 'stick' to their exercise therapy programs. Only a few studies have looked at why some youth 'stick' with it and others don't. The studies that have been done include youth with a wide variety of medical conditions. As there is only a small amount of research and it is spread out, it is difficult for physiotherapists to find and use. This research project will gather together everything we know about how to help youth 'stick' to their exercise therapy programs. The information will then be organized into new, easy to use themes and ideas. This will make it easier for physiotherapists to use when they are prescribing exercise-therapy programs to young patients. By helping youth 'stick' to their exercise therapy, fewer youth will experience ongoing pain or difficulty with after a sport injury.