Why R2P Technology
In the United States alone, approximately 8.6 million sports-related injuries are reported each year, most are minor, but unfortunately some require surgery with a rehabilitation process.
After a surgery comes rehabilitation to further heal and in preparation to playing the sport again. Being afraid to go back out on the field or court doesn't mean you're weak, no, your brain goes into threat and survival mode. Your brain remembers failure more strongly than success. Most athletes, even professional athletes returning to play are physically healed but most carry a fear of re-injury, holding them back to regain the level they played at. Once your mind feels safe again, your game follows.
Anxiety and fear increases after an injury which activates the amygdala, influencing pain perception and movement confidence. It's your emotional alarm system detecting and protecting. A consequence of an over active amygdala is repeated negative thoughts, reinforcing neural pathways, making avoidance more likely. The prefrontal cortex, which governs planning and self-regulation, is critical for sticking to rehab routines. This part of the brain often shuts down when amygdala is activated
The same neuroplasticity that allows your muscles to rebuild also allows your brain to adapt and strengthen. Your brain needs reps just like your body does. Over time, those mental reps reshape how you think, feel, and move through recovery. Our brain believes what you repeat.
Don't let the fear overcome you or withhold you from doing what you like, you don't need to be tougher, you need to train your brain differently. Mental or cognitive rehab during injury recovery is not optional, we believe it is part of the overall rehabilitation process.
"Mental health after my double ACL injuries is so real because the one thing (volleyball) that allowed me to escape reality and be happy is gone" * CVDH




