More from David Scott on Christy Mack breaking her silence, as well as Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller and the culture of MMA.
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Injuries, while hopefully infrequent, are often an unavoidable part of sport participation. While most injuries can be managed with little to no disruption in sport participation and other activities of daily living, some impose a substantial physical and mental burden.
Tracy Ward explores some of the neurological and behavioural changes that pain can bring about, and the implications for clinicians with athletes in their care.
Pain and sport often go hand in hand. Physio Karen Litzy explains the best way to communicate with athletes about their pain experience.
Everyone struggles with pain at some point, but how you tolerate pain can be up to you.
When athletes and active people can’t perform at their peak because of chronic pain it’s frustrating and life can feel incomplete. It’s a story that author Jessica Kisiel, Exercise Physiologist and former professional athlete, knows all too well.
A brutal game got them hooked on painkillers. In retirement, they battle addiction. The opioid crisis courses through football.
Scientists now have more evidence than ever before revealing the intimate, intertwined relationship between the mind and body.
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When you have localized pain, what do you do? You reach for it. Often without conscious thought, your hand goes to the area of discomfort and massages it.