Psychological factors associated with ultra-marathon runners ’ supra-normal pain tolerance: a pilot study

There is increasing evidence that athletes have higher pain tolerance than the general population.15,22,39,42,43,50 Supra-normal pain tolerance has been observed in a wide range of athletes, including marathon runners,22 triathletes,15 swimmers,43 rowers,39 ballet dancers,50 basketball players56 and contact sports athletes.42 A recent meta-analysis pooled the results of 12 studies investigating athletes ’ pain tolerance and concluded that athletes had significantly higher pain tolerance than normally active controls.
Source: The Journal of Pain - Category: Materials Science Authors: Source Type: research