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OBJECTIVES Athletes and other stakeholders tend to focus on their physical aspects of rehabilitation although psychological factors may contribute to the success of return to sports. Therefore, the purpose of this case study was to apply the mindfulness based psychological skills training to injured junior baseball players during the rehabilitation process and examine the effect of the program. METHODS The 8 sessions of the mindfulness based psychological skills training were conducted for 4 participants and K-PCS, K-CAMS-R, Perceived Performance Level, TOPS, PANAS, and CSAI-2 were implemented and analyzed. RESULTS As a result, all of the variables significantly varied in a positive way after the intervention and additionally qualitative results, such as mindfulness and imagery, aided the quantitative result. CONCLUSIONS Such positive effects of the intervention reinforced the importance of the role of psychological rehabilitation for injured athletes, and implication of this study was discussed. more...

Exercise increases adult hippocampal neurogenesis (AHN) and enhances memory function. To elucidate optimal exercise, especially exercise intensity, on hippocampus-based cognition, we established treadmill running animal model, in which running speed was defined using the blood lactate threshold (LT). Using this exercise model, we found for the first time that hippocampal neurons were activated after acute mild exercise (ME) below the LT with running stress minimized. In addition, chronic ME enhanced AHN and spatial memory function. We review the beneficial effects of ME and discuss several molecular factors underlying ME-enhanced hippocampal function. more...