Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 8 , Pages 1042-1048 , August 2007

Pain Perception After Running a 100-Mile Ultramarathon

  • Martin D. Hoffman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Northern California Health Care System, and University of California-Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Martin D. Hoffman, MD, Dept of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (117), Sacramento VA Medical Center, 10535 Hospital Way, Mather, CA 95655-1200
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  • Jean Lee, MS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Northern California Health Care System, and University of California-Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
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  • Holly Zhao, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Northern California Health Care System, and University of California-Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
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  • Alex Tsodikov, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

  • Image Result

    Histogram of finish times for all competitors in the event and the subjects participating in the study. Median finish time of the participants in the study was 25.55 hours.

    Histogram of finish times for all competitors in the event and the subjects participating in the study. Median finish time of the participants in the study was 25.55 hours.

  • Image Result

    Mean pain ratings for (A) faster runners, (B) slower runners, and (C) control subjects before (○) and after (▿) the competition. *Pain ratings averaged over the last minute of the test were significan

    Mean pain ratings for (A) faster runners, (B) slower runners, and (C) control subjects before (○) and after (▿) the competition. *Pain ratings averaged over the last minute of the test were significantly different (P<.05) than the pre-race test. Error bars represent 1 SD, and for clarity are displayed in only 1 direction for each test.

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    Overall pain levels for the 3 groups of subjects. *Post-race pain ratings were significantly different (P<.05) than pre-race ratings for the 2 runner groups, and post-race pain ratings differed signif

    Overall pain levels for the 3 groups of subjects. *Post-race pain ratings were significantly different (P<.05) than pre-race ratings for the 2 runner groups, and post-race pain ratings differed significantly between the runners and controls.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(07)00330-9

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.05.004

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 8 , Pages 1042-1048 , August 2007

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