Boston Children’s Hospital Answers article on new research from Melissa Christino and colleagues explore the links between an athlete’s mental and emotional state and their physical recovery from injury. Female athletes often face more stressors than their mail counterparts, such as fewer opportunities to participate, lower salaries, lack of visibility, and hypersexualization. When combined with sports injuries, these stressors can negatively impact the mental health of female athletes as well as their injury recovery and return to sports.