Review Paper The International Journal of Indian Psychology ISSN 2348-5396 (Online) | ISSN: 2349-3429 (Print) Volume 9, Issue 1, January- March, 2021 DIP: 18.01.020/20210901, DOI: 10.25215/0901.020 http://www.ijip.in © 2021, Jacob M. & Jose J.M.; licensee IJIP. This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any Medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Consequences of injury and motivation to return to sports among athletes: a review literature Mathew Jacob 1 , Joel Mathew Jose 2 * ABSTRACT We all know that injury plays a big role in every athlete’s life, but what happens after and the process concerned with coming back to sports is important. In this paper review, we try to connect injury and motivation among athletes and the demanding factors important for their return. With the help of scales such as RSSIQ, STAI XI, SIP 15, and SIRBS, we could come to conclusions about the correlations between injury and motivation. These scales also helped us find many important factors to consider, such as anxiety and what state the athlete sees them. Therefore, we can say that injury is dynamic, and the consequences should not be ignored. The people close and involved with the athlete should also be made aware of it and also their roles that could play a major part during recovery. Keywords: Motivation, Injury, Psychological effects after injury, Sports Rehabilitation n today's world, where many people are desk-bound employees who drive to work and barely walk-in everyday life, daily physical activity has become more important than ever. Although daily exercise and physical activity are critical to preserving good health, both amateur and professional athletes are frequently injured. The scope of these injuries is wide. Athletes can sustain minor injuries that last only a few days. They can, however, be seriously injured and operatively treated. The recovery process will take a long time, leading to a massive amount of time for the athlete to be deprived of sports activities and training. These injuries can also lead to a sports career being ended. It is important to make the right diagnosis and to apply sufficient care to prevent permanent disabilities. When diagnosing sports injuries, the trauma process is very important. To gain knowledge about the trauma process, the athlete, or a witness to the wound should be asked. Also, radiological procedures are instrumental. The radiologist must be told about the trauma process for an effective diagnosis. For successful treatment, early diagnosis is key. Missed cases appear to turn up later in the clinic with chronic issues. Injuries to sports require more than just acute trauma. Sports injuries are also microtraumas and overuse injuries and can lead to chronic pain and loss of functionality. In professional athletes, sports injuries are common; however, people who sport in gyms and parks or at home may also 1 B.Sc. Clinical psychology student, AMITY University, Panvel, Mumbai, India 2 M.Sc. Clinical psychology student, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, India *Responding Author Received: January 06, 2021; Revision Received: February 10, 2021; Accepted: March 03, 2021 I