Enhanced pain modulation among triathletes: A possible explanation for their exceptional capabilities

Pain

Volumn 154, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2317-2323

  Geva, Nirit ^a   Defrin, Ruth ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Athletes; Conditioned pain modulation; Exercise; Pain perception; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEMPORAL SUMMATION; TRIATHLON; CATASTROPHIZING; COLD; CONDITIONING; DIAGNOSTIC USE; ENDURANCE; FEAR; HEAT; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL SUMMATION; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ATHLETES; CATASTROPHIZATION; COLD TEMPERATURE; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEAR; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL SUMMATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84886252866     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: 18726623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.06.031     Document Type: Article

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