Assessment of psychological pain management techniques: a comparative study between athletes and non-athletes

Athletes usually deal with injuries and pain. They seem to have similar pain threshold when compared to non-athletes, although they have higher pain tolerance and the exact cause for that is unknown. High levels for pain tolerance and control can improve performance and time for injury recovery. The...

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Main Authors: Azevedo Daniel Câmara, Samulski Dietmar Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte 2003-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-86922003000400003