Study finds athletes fear being judged as weak when they experience pain or injury

(Trinity College Dublin) Trinity College Dublin researchers have carried out the first multi-centred, international, qualitative study exploring the athlete experience (in their own words) of sporting low back pain (LBP). The study published in theBritish Journal of Sports Medicine found a culture of concealment of pain and injury in rowers, leading to poor outcomes for these athletes.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news