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The objective of this dissertation was to provide an initial description of self-presentation in injury rehabilitation (ie, physiotherapy). To accomplish this, one qualitative and two quantitative studies were conducted. Study 1 determined whether self-presentational concerns were present in this setting. Female (n= 134) and male (n= 54) undergraduate students with a mean age of 20.64 years (SD= 1.99) completed measures of Social Physique Anxiety (SPA; Hart et al., 1989), self-presentational concerns, and preferences for features of the social and physical physiotherapy environment. An examination of the relationships between these variables revealed that self-presentation exists in injury rehabilitation, and is more pronounced for women than men. As their SPA increased, women reported greater preference for attending physiotherapy appointments with other females, wearing clothing that de-emphasizes the …