ARTICLE –
abstractAnalysis
of pain threshold and tolerance of super league soccer players Recep Lokmaoğlu1, Nesrin Yağcı2, Uğur Cavlak2 1 Bursaspor Club 2 Pamukkale University, School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Denizli, Turkey
Abstract
The aim of
this study is to measure pain threshold and pain tolerance in male
soccer players playing in super league and to compare with sedentary
healthy male subjects. Materials and Methods. Thirty-seven male
soccer players playing in Denizlispor Club aged 19-32 years an
twenty-four sedentary healthy male subjects were included in this
study. Pain threshold and pain tolerance were measured from both right
and left side upper and lower extremities. In this study, it was used
experimental pain by electrical stimulation to measure pain threshold
and tolerance. Body Mass Index (BMI) score was calculated for each
subject. Results. Pain threshold values of the soccer
players were found to be lower than sedentary subjects, pain tolerance
of the soccer players was found to be higher than sedentary subjects
(p=0.0001). Conclusion. The results obtained from this study
indicate that soccer players had lower pain threshold compared with
sedentary subjects; however, pain tolerance of the soccer players was
higher.
Key
words:soccer, experimental pain, pain threshold, pain tolerance
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