Time to look beyond the tissues: a new lens for understanding pain in female athletes

nerves · British Journal of Sports Medicine · 2024

This editorial proposes a biopsychosocial approach to understanding persistent pain in female athletes, emphasising the central nervous system's role over purely tissue-based explanations.

Authors

Patel S, Holden P, Stirling AE, et al.

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This editorial proposes a biopsychosocial approach to understanding persistent pain in female athletes, emphasising the central nervous system's role over purely tissue-based explanations.

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