Psychologically Informed Education Intervention for Adolescents With Atraumatic Lower-Extremity Injuries

A short three video series (5-8.5 minutes each) provides psychologically-informed education at an age-appropriate level to address kinesiophobia, pain catastrophizing, and fear-avoidance beliefs.30 Participants will view the three-part education video series on an iPad at their first visit (video 1), one week (video 2), and three weeks (video 3).

Participants in the control group will watch three videos equal in length to the psychologically-informed videos. The control videos will discuss anatomy of the lower extremity, basic instruction in proper lower extremity biomechanics, and simple lower extremity exercises. The control videos will provide no psychologically-informed education or positive reinforcement about the condition.