05-18-2022, 12:22 PM
(05-18-2022, 10:13 AM)Au165 Wrote: "Lucky" socks and pre game rituals are also a thing. It is actually very similar, it has no actual impact on the physical outcome but psychologically it makes the players feel better, more confident, which can allow them to function better.
On the other hand I have heard players claim that they can't completely get over the mental part of the recovery while still wearing the brace. As long as they wear the brace they still think of themselves as "injured" and feel tentative about going 100%.