Pain Education in the Wellness, Training Performance, and Pain Intensity of Youth Athletes: An Experimental Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although pain management programs reduce pain and improve wellness perception in the general population, few studies have explored these effects in athletes. This study evaluated the effects of an educational program about pain neuroscience on wellness, training performance, and pain in youth athletes. Differences according to sex were also explored.

Methods

For 12 weeks, 52 athletes were randomly assigned to an intervention group (IG: educational program about healthy sports habits and pain neuroscience) or a control group (CG: education on healthy sports habits only). Before the start of the study and weekly until its end, wellness, training performance, and pain intensity were monitored via a questionnaire.

Results

After the intervention, IG decreased st

SUBMITTER: Sastre-Munar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10815667 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature