Mind Over Motion
Sports Psychology & Psychiatry for the Clinician
An interdisciplinary CME course bridging the mind-body connection in athletic injury. Built for every provider in the athlete's world.
Standard rate $149 after founding cohort closes.
Not ready yet? Download the free Athlete Mental Health Screening Toolkit — and be first to know when founding pricing closes.
Athlete Mental Health Screening Toolkit
The validated screening instruments from Mind Over Motion, formatted for immediate integration into your practice. Download free, no purchase required.
- PHQ-9 and GAD-7 formatted for athletic populations
- Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK-11) with scoring guide
- Pre-Surgical Psychiatric Screening Protocol (4-step)
- REDs Clinical Red Flag Checklist, all sexes
- Return-to-Sport Mental Readiness Framework
- Scope-of-Practice Referral Quick Reference Card
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We Are Missing Half the Patient
Four documented gaps between what the literature demands and what clinicians currently do. This course closes all four.
Pre-Surgical Psychiatric Screening
Pre-op PHQ-9 predicts surgical outcomes, yet fewer than 20% of orthopedic surgeons screen routinely.
Mental Health in Athletes
33% of elite athletes experience clinical depression or anxiety. 68% never seek professional help.
Return-to-Sport Mental Readiness
63% of physically cleared athletes report significant re-injury fear. Mental readiness is absent from most RTP protocols.
REDs Recognition Across Sexes
The 2023 IOC Consensus expanded REDs beyond female athletes. Fewer than 35% of clinicians identify it in males.
“The body and the mind are not separate systems. Every orthopedic injury has a psychological dimension. Every psychological struggle has a physical expression.”Matthew Wichman, MD — Mind Over Motion
Four Athletes. Four Decisions. One Integrated Framework.
Every module is anchored by real clinical cases, presented first as a problem and then resolved through the ortho-psychiatric lens.
Three Modules. 4.0 Credits. One Framework.
Built at the intersection of orthopedic surgery and psychiatry. Every module is evidence-based, case-driven, and immediately applicable to practice.
The Athlete’s Mind: Psychiatric Conditions in Sport
Epidemiology of mental illness in athletes. Depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and REDs — how they present, why they are missed, and what to screen for.
The Injured Athlete: Ortho-Psychiatric Intersection
Neurobiology of injury response. Pre-surgical screening protocols. Post-op depression, opioid risk, and the 4-domain return-to-sport mental readiness framework.
Peak Performance: Mental Skills & Clinical Application
Flow state neuroscience. Mindfulness prescription. PETTLEP imagery. Self-talk interventions. Scope of practice and referral pathways.
What You’ll Walk Away Able to Do
Identify and diagnose psychiatric conditions in athletes, including depression, anxiety, PTSD, eating disorders, and substance use.
Apply pre-surgical psychiatric screening and post-surgical mental health management using validated instruments.
Recognize the neurobiological mechanisms linking physical injury to psychological distress.
Utilize PHQ-9, GAD-7, SCAT6, and TSK-11 across the care continuum from intake to return-to-sport clearance.
Develop return-to-sport protocols that integrate mental readiness alongside physical recovery metrics.
Counsel athletes, coaches, and families using culturally responsive communication and appropriate referral pathways.
Validated Tools You’ll Master
Depression severity. Pre-surgical gate: score of 10 or higher requires psych consult before elective surgery.
Generalized anxiety. Performance anxiety and injury-related anxiety differential.
Kinesiophobia. Score of 37 or higher indicates high fear of re-injury before RTP.
Psychological readiness for post-ACLR athletes returning to sport.
Post-concussion cognitive and mood monitoring with psychiatric clusters.
Eating disorder screening. EDE-Q of 2.8 or higher, or SCOFF of 2 or higher, triggers full evaluation.
PTSD checklist for traumatic or career-threatening injury mechanisms.
Pain Catastrophizing and Exercise Addiction for pre-surgical risk stratification.
Where the Scalpel Meets the Psyche
An interdisciplinary CME developed by a sports medicine surgeon who treats the injuries and understands that recovery does not end at the wound.
Matthew Wichman, MD
Designed for How Clinicians Actually Learn
Ready to Treat the Whole Athlete?
3 self-paced modules. 4 clinical cases. 6 learning objectives. 8 validated instruments. One framework that changes how you practice.
- 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits
- APA CE, ASWB ACE, and NATABOC Category A CEUs
- 3 self-paced modules (~3.5 hrs total)
- 4 longitudinal clinical cases
- 25-question post-assessment
- Certificate of completion
- Athlete Mental Health Screening Toolkit (PDF)
- Scope-of-practice referral card
- Lifetime access
Standard rate $149 after founding cohort closes.
Not ready yet? Download the free Screening Toolkit and be first to know when founding pricing closes.
Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) and MPW Media and Consulting LLC. PIM is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation: Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Credit designation pending accreditation approval.
Disclosure: Matthew Wichman, MD has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. All content is independent of commercial influence.
Target Audience: This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of physicians (MD/DO), physician assistants (PA-C), nurse practitioners (NP), physical therapists (PT/DPT), athletic trainers (LAT/ATC), licensed clinical social workers, and clinical and sport psychologists.
