Athletes who play contact sports have a higher pain tolerance and report lower pain intensity than other athletes31,30,33. These reduced pain responses may result in contact athletes being able to cope better, and therefore perform better in pain than non-contact athletes34. Evidence suggests that performance in both complex and simple motor tasks tends to decline during painful stimulation in the general population5 (. It is clear that some athletes are able to maintain performance despite the pain inherent in high contact sports such as rugby, however the mechanisms underpinning this ability are not yet fully understood.
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