IntroductionScientific research is a variety of methods that help investigate ways to solve problems and find causes and effects of different information. Zmatana. K (2012) argues that for research to be classified as scientific, a set of long-established guidelines, protocols and methods for gathering documentary information is required. Reliability is defined as how often a search can produce the same or similar results. Validity is how well a piece of research paints a true picture of the real world by including thoughts and feelings about the answers and results provided. Quantitative data is the process of using numerical statistics to help evaluate events and discover facts Zmatana.K. Quantitative research is a collection of data in numerical form, such as statistics and percentages. The qualitative research of McCusker .K and Gunaydin .S (2015) is characterized by its objectives, which are based on the acceptance of some aspects of social life and its methods that help to generate words, rather than numbers as data for the analyses. Furthermore, qualitative data uses words that are understandable and have description, while, using numerical analysis, for example, statistics help to find the data. Scientific research is vital in sports therapy because according to Page. P (2012), Physiotherapists need to understand the different methods and types of research, in order to implement evidence-based practice, which shows that using scientific research will help gather vital information for the sports therapist. Evidence-based practice in sports physiotherapy can improve the quality of healthcare, reduce medical errors and help to understand the benefits and risks Manske, C. and Lehecka, B. (2012).Research projectDriediger's first article et al (2006) is a research journal wh...... middle of paper...... Forsdyke.D, both bring forth the idea that the use of images tends to serve two main functions , cognitive and motivational. Whereas Cupal and Brewer in the article state that images can be helpful for ACL. This shows that they both agree that imagery can benefit an athlete when they have an injury. Disagreements between the authors concern the number of participants used, in Cupal and Brewer's article, which concludes with more participants, would be better because it would give them a broader statistical analysis of the research. The research can be improved by explaining what the research is, so the reader can understand what the topic would be about. The literature provided matches and supports the essay question, therefore explaining the importance of scientific research and evidence-based practice in sports therapy.