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    Authors
    Thornton, C
    Sheffield, D
    Baird, A
    Affiliation
    Northumbria University
    University of Derby
    Issue Date
    2020-06-26
    
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    Abstract
    During pain, motor performance tends to decline. However, athletes who engage in contact sports are able to maintain performance despite the inherent pain that accompanies participation. This may be the result of being challenged rather than threatened by pain; adaptive coping strategies; habituation to pain; or finding pain less bothersome. This study aimed to measure performance of a novel motor task both in pain and not in pain within experienced contact athletes (n = 40), novice contact athletes (n = 40) and non-contact athletes (n = 40). Challenge and threat perceptions were manipulated during the pain condition and measures of pain tolerance, perception, coping styles and bothersomeness were taken. Results indicated that contact athletes, regardless of experience, were able to maintain their performance during painful stimulation. Non-contact athletes, conversely, performed significantly worse during pain stimulation. In addition, contact athletes tended to be more challenged and the non-contact athletes more threatened within the pain condition. Experienced contact athletes demonstrated higher levels of pain tolerance and direct coping, and reported lower levels of pain bothersomeness and intensity than the other groups. The results suggest that even relatively brief exposure to contact sports may be enough to help maintain performance in pain. Being in a challenged state appears to be an important factor during performance in pain. Moreover, pain tolerance, intensity and bothersomeness may differentiate novice and experienced athletes.PerspectiveExposure to voluntary pain and challenge states are associated with adaptive responses to pain. Motor task performance may be maintained in individuals with more experience of sports-related pain.
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    Thornton, C., Sheffield, D, and Baird, A. (2020). 'Exposure to contact sports results in maintained performance during experimental pain'. The Journal of Pain.
    Publisher
    Elsevier
    Journal
    The Journal of Pain
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10545/624971
    DOI
    10.1016/j.jpain.2020.03.008
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    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1526590020300456?v=s5
    https://www.jpain.org/article/S1526-5900(20)30045-6/pdf
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    Article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    15265900
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1016/j.jpain.2020.03.008
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