An Exploratory Study Investigating the Potential Application of Coping Strategies for Pain Used by Athletes and Their Potential Application to Patients Dealing with Chronic Pain

Authors

Joseph D. Harrington, BS, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Erika L. Manning, PhD, MD, MPH, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Robert J. Diecidue, DMD, MD, MBA, MSPH, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

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Abstract

• High-level athletes often have elevated tolerance for experimental pain methods.¹
• Research has not focused on the specific mechanisms behind this.
• The current study was designed to assess the potential role of coping strategies in this elevated pain tolerance - Phase 2 will examine if they can be taught to chronic orofacial pain patients.
• During Phase 1, the Coping Strategies Questionnaire² was modified for athletes and was distributed to 50 athletes to assess how athletes dealt with pain.
• In comparison to TMD patients, more of the athletes reported that they chose to ignore or reinterpret the pain, or increase behavioral activities. Athletes do not appear to catastrophize as much as TMD patients.³

Phase 1: Identify Athletic Coping Methods

Phase 2: Teach to Patients

Publication Date

5-2024

Keywords

pain coping strategies, chronic pain, orofacial pain

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Surgery

Comments

Presented at the 48th Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain (AAOP).

Recommended Citation

Harrington, BS, Joseph D.; Manning, PhD, MD, MPH, Erika L.; and Diecidue, DMD, MD, MBA, MSPH, Robert J., "An Exploratory Study Investigating the Potential Application of Coping Strategies for Pain Used by Athletes and Their Potential Application to Patients Dealing with Chronic Pain" (2024). Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Posters. 3.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/omsposters/3