Psychology and Rehabilitation: 12 Ways Psychology Helps with Recovery
Channel: University of Manitoba Bisons
Date: 09/05/2018

Psychology and Rehabilitation is the story of how merging applied psychology with physiotherapy produced a superior mental and physical rehabilitation outcome. This video tells the story of how basketball player Lana Mackic responded to a devastating ACL knee injury in an exhibition game prior to her first season with University of Manitoba Bison women's basketball team. Lana worked with her surgeon and her rehab team in an effort to optimize her response to the injury. Her interest in applied psychology resulted in a regular dialogue with Dr. Cal Botterill, who is internationally recognized in sport psychology. Frequently, career threatening injuries have a deep psychological effect on high performance athletes. Dr. Botterill sensed Lana's motivation, interest and potential to accelerate her recovery. The lessons learned through Lana's rehabilitation apply to all athletes who experience serious injury.

Botterill received his PhD from the University of Alberta and taught at the University of Winnipeg until he retired in 2007. He was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2016. As the author of hundreds of articles, books, videos and presentations, Cal has helped popularize "health and performance psychology". Cal has worked with elite athletes at 10 Olympic Games, with five NHL teams and countless athletes at the national, university and provincial levels. He has also developed a "High Performance Physician" course for medical professionals and has over 12 years of experience delivering the program.

Lana Mackic is an elite basketball player currently on the University of Manitoba Bisons. She is a strong student athlete pursuing dreams in both basketball and medicine. This video is her story as she recovered from what could have been an end to a competitive sports career.

Video produced by John Gaudes of University of Manitoba Bison Sports. Hosted and narrated by Dr. Cal Botterill, PhD.